An orangutan has escaped its enclosure at Melbourne Zoo, which is in lockdown.
The ape made it into a zoo public area on Monday afternoon and has since been cornered by zoo keepers.
All visitors at the zoo have been evacuated to safe areas.
The ape is an 11-year-old male Sumatran orangutan, named Malu.
He was surrounded by vets and zoo staff and then tranquilised.
"At no time were visitors or staff in danger," a Melbourne Zoo spokesperson said.
"Melbourne Zoo staff acted quickly to lockdown the zoo and all visitors have been safely ushered into secure areas."
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