A common langur that was brought from Tirupati recently escaped from the city zoo on Tuesday afternoon.
The common langur, a female, made good her escape when she was released into the enclosure as a trial ahead of a function in which they would be formally released for display to visitors on Thursday. A pair of common langurs, also known as Hanuman langurs, were brought from Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, only last week as part of an animal exchange programme. Along with the langurs, a pair of lions and a pair of emu were also brought in exchange for hyenas and hog deer. Minister for Zoos J. Chinchurani was to name the lions and release the animals into their enclosures.
