I know Bill! I lived in Eureka from grades 2-5. The zoo was free, and Bill was a great favorite. He would throw his poo at you.<\/p>\n
“EUREKA, Calif. \u2014 An escaped chimpanzee is back at the Sequoia Park Zoo after a jaunt through a residential area that provided quite a sight for the Neighborhood Watch.<\/p>\n
Bill wandered off Thursday night after vandals cut a hole in his cage, officials said.<\/p>\n
The Eureka Police Department received a call about 10:45 p.m. from a neighbor who said the chimp was in a backyard on Glatt Street. Zoo staffers arrived with police to take Bill home.<\/p>\n
“He was extremely stressed and excited,” said zoo supervisor Gretchen Ziegler. She said changes to zoo security would be made immediately.<\/p>\n
The 59-year-old chimp came to the Sequoia Park Zoo from a European circus in July 1957.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I know Bill! I lived in Eureka from grades 2-5. The zoo was free, and Bill was a great favorite. He would throw his poo at you. “EUREKA, Calif. \u2014 An escaped chimpanzee is back at the Sequoia Park Zoo … Continue reading