This Daring Chimpanzee Rescue Is Still Amazing Even Years Later

Recently, encounters in which humans enter zoo enclosures have been deadly. That hasn't always been the case, however. In 1990, Rick Swope's trip to the Detroit Zoo turned into a daring rescue of a chimpanzee. Jo-Jo the chimp had been rescued by the zoo after his mother was killed by poachers. After a successful transition into zoo life, the morning of Swope's visit, he fell into the deep moat surrounding his enclosure after being chased by another ape. Swope saw the chimp drowning, and even though he was warned by a zookeeper to stay out, he jumped in the water...

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