Vet accidentally shoots man in gorilla suit with tranquiliser dart

It must have been very convincing.

Vet accidentally shoots man in gorilla suit with tranquiliser dart

A worker at a zoo in Tenerife is in serious condition in hospital after being shot with enough tranquiliser to take down a 400 pound 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.

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