Gorillas go walkabout while keeper's in the loo

Visitors to Nanjing Zoo got the fright of their lives on Sunday when two gorillas escaped from their cage.

More than 30 people, including children, were watching the powerful primates from a safe distance. However, when their keeper went to the toilet, one of the clever apes managed to unlock the cage and the pair made a bid for freedom.

When the keeper returned, the gorillas were separated from an anxious public by just a 1-m-high iron railing. Several visitors fled in panic, but, thankfully, the keeper was able to coax the mighty apes back into their cage before anyone was hurt.

The incident is currently being investigated.

Traffic backs up as pigs make bid for freedom

Traffic on Guangzhou's Beihuan Expressway came to a standstill on Sunday morning when 102 pigs filled the road after escaping from an overturned lorry.

The accident took place at about 8:10 am when the truck carrying the swine from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to Shantou in Guangdong Province overturned.

More than 20 traffic police officers were sent to the scene to help control the traffic, but it took more than half the day to catch all the escaped pigs.

Driving too fast and slippery conditions were blamed for the accident.

(China Daily 06/14/2007)

（英语点津 Linda 编辑）