The Atlantic’s In Focus — Zoo Security Drills: When Animals Escape

Zoo Security Drills: When Animals Escape Want the text-only version? Manage your subscription here. Zoo Security Drills: When Animals Escape In some zoos in Japan and China, staff members perform regular security drills to practice their response to a large animal escape by using costumed zookeepers as the fugitive animals. Individuals in furry costumes or pairs in full-size mockups of larger animals run through zoo property, sometimes inflicting mock injuries, as fellow zookeepers work to surround, subdue, and recapture them. View the full gallery > RECENT GALLERIES Human Landscapes of Canada Photos of the Week: 1/31-2/6 Caught in the Crossfire in Eastern Ukraine