2 teens taunted gorilla, zoo says.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: March 23, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Mary McKee and Eva-Marie Ayala

DALLAS _ A zoo visitor saw two teen-age boys throwing rocks or ice at Jabari the gorilla shortly before he escaped from his exhibit Thursday and attacked three people at the Dallas Zoo, officials said.

Mammal curator Ken Kaemmerer said the man told zoo officials that he warned the teens not to taunt the gorilla and was walking away from the exhibit when he heard someone yelling that the animal had escaped.

"He just ran," Kaemmerer said Monday. "So he didn't see where the gorilla got out."

Officials said the information, which ...

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