Zoo employee shot in error while dressed as a gorilla

A zoo worker in Tenerife dressed as a gorilla is recovering after being mistakenly shot with enough tranquiliser to take down a 400lb gorilla.

The Loro Parque employee was dressed in a gorilla costume as part of a practice drill to simulate the escape of a captive gorilla when he was shot in the leg with the high-dose dart.

It seems not everyone had been informed that a drill was taking place and when a zoo vet saw the “gorilla” running through the park, he thought an actual gorilla had escaped and took action. The vet fired the shot (designed for a 400lb gorilla) at the man and hit him in the leg.