Three Baboons Escape from Sydney Hospital, Police Capture
People were curious to see baboons running across the street,Three baboons escaped from a truck at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney's Royal Alfred Precinct last night after getting out of a research facility, and they were recaptured. Authorities are investigating the incident,Yesterday (Tuesday) at 5:30 pm, people saw the three baboons running from the side street and took videos, which they posted online, prompting police and experts to urgently deploy to catch them. They were eventually found in a car park next to the Chinese Consulate in the Camperdown area and managed to corner them inside the car park. These primates may attack if they feel threatened,NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard confirmed that the baboons escaped after the cages they were in at a baboon breeding facility in NSW were left unlocked due to a faulty lock,He said, 'The escape involved a 15-year-old male baboon and two accompanying female baboons, which were there to keep the male baboon calm before a vasectomy,',The baboons were being taken to a research facility at the hospital, and it was not for research, but for treatment,Hazzard said, 'The vasectomy was to ensure the male baboon continued to live peacefully with his family and to prevent it from reproducing in the group, which would have brought about various genetic issues.',The surgery will continue, and then it will return with the two female baboons to their home,Hazzard said that Taronga Zoo officials participated in activities to ensure the animals were 'properly managed',He has ordered a full report from NSW Health and the research facility on how the baboons escaped,He said, 'The welfare and safety of the baboons is paramount, but the baboons' behavior was 'unquestionable',The baboons are believed to have come from a baboon breeding facility in Wallacia, NSW,Police surrounded the escaping baboons on the car park side
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