Grape Ape! Grape Ape!

In 2001 a gorilla in the Pittsburgh Zoo leapt eight feet over a moat and grabbed onto an inch-wide bamboo stem leaning against the enclosure wall. Then she climbed the bamboo like a rope, all the way up the 16-foot wall.

Once she was on the other side, the gorilla began foraging for junk food. (Below is a picture taken by a zoo visitor that shows the gorilla outside of her enclosure). Once free, she raided a concession stand, consuming muffins, pastries, and soda. Resourceful zookeepers finally figured out how to lure her back into captivity: Hershey’s Kisses.
The gorilla was tranquilized and returned to her habitat, and the bamboo was immediately trimmed.


I liked The Great Grape Ape Show, by the way. I think they should film a new version of that, where David Hasselhoff could play the Grape Ape.

Yes, I think it should be live-action, not animated.


---JohnnyU