Rochester, N.Y. — The Seneca Park Zoo is highlighting a behavioral training success story, commending its staff and baboons for their actions after a large tree limb fell into a habitat earlier this week.
The incident Monday prompted a brief hold-in-place and evacuation of the zoo, which closed early. The fallen limb damaged part of the protective netting above the exhibit, but no people or animals were hurt.
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The zoo said two male baboons actually went to the staff and voluntarily presented their hips to be sedated when the incident was unfolding. The zoo said this is a response to cues they have practiced in the past through behavioral training.
The story here isn’t about a fallen tree,” the zoo said. “It’s about trust, care, and the extraordinary relationships that make conservation care possible.Comment with Bubbles
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The zoo previously said the baboons will not return to their habitat until the netting is repaired.