Monkey goes bananas after escaping from its crate at San Antonio International Airport, authorities say t.co/U0GSzTAgme
A baboon was on the run at the San Antonio International airport. The animal was eventually contained without harm but not before a portion of its escape was captured on video. You can watch those videos and see photos and memes of the monkey below, as its time on the lam sparked a series of jokes, some political in nature, on Twitter.
WATCH: Video of baboon on the loose at the SA airport before tranquilized and caught @KABBFOX29
Here’s another video of the stealthy pursuit:
A #kens5eyewitness was able to capture this video of the escaped monkey at the San Antonio Airport. The baboon has been contained, SAPD confirmed with KENS 5.
According to Fox News, the baboon ran around a baggage area on May 21, 2018 and not through the general area of the airport. The San Antonio Police Department and San Antonio Zoo and Animal Care Services rushed to the scene.
It took an hour to contain the monkey. The monkey was cornered in a room and captured, according to Kens5.
Some people thought the entire situation was hilarious. Or maybe just the headline is hilarious. One Twitter user even made a couple hashtags for the monkey, including #BaboonOnTheRun.
There’s a baboon loose running around the San Antonio International airport 😂🐒 🐵
#Baboondini #BaboonOnTheRun
Here’s what you need to know:
Photos Captured the Baboon’s Great Escape & His Name Is Dawkins
HAPPENING NOW – Monkey on the loose at San Antonio International Airport. Officials say it came out of a crate. Efforts to capture it are underway. #KENS5Eyewitness
The large monkey looked non-agitated as it walked around on all fours, seemingly unaware of all the furor it was causing on local television screens in San Antonio.
“We are working closely with the San Antonio Aviation Department and officials from the San Antonio Zoo. Officials from the zoo are now on-site to ensure his safety and well-being as he continues his journey to his new home at the primate sanctuary,” American Airlines said in a statement.
TV reporter Matthew Seedorff revealed on Twitter that the baboon has a name. “The monkey on the run has a name…. Dawkins. He is a 10-year-old rhesus macaque. The monkey was from @BrownUniversity and was being transported to a sanctuary near San Antonio.”
The Baboon Was in a Crate
NEW: first look at the crate a rogue baboon escaped from at the SA airport before being tranquilized and caught @KABBFOX29
The baboon escaped from a crate. According to MySA, “the baboon was flown in on American Airlines from Chicago O’Hare. While the cargo was being transported, the baboon escaped.”
The animal was headed to a nice destination – a primate sanctuary. According to MySA, “The baboon was headed to the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary in Cotulla.” The baboon’s trip originated at Brown University. The baboon was tranquilized but was taken alive.
Meme Creators Went to Town
The meme writers went wild on Twitter, and some of them went political.
Some people didn’t get political. They just made fun of the situation, which spurred local television stations to do live reports from the scene.
There is a #BABOON on the loose at San Antonio International Airport #NotFakeNews #YouCantMakeThisUp 😂😂
A lot of people decided to get political, though.
Here’s another take:
Nothing like a FB notification that a baboon as escaped its crate at the San Antonio International Airport and that WKRN is doing a Facebook live on it. I hope it at least does something like this…
This isn’t the baboon. It’s just a funny GIF of a baboon.
A baboon is reportedly on the loose in San Antonio International Airport after escaping its crate.
This isn’t the actual monkey, either. But it’s pretty funny.
People actually watched the live television feed of the monkey running around the airport cargo area.
According to Fox News, San Antonio has actually had another baboon escape in recent months, believe it or not. “In April, a group of baboons escaped a San Antonio research facility,” the network reported.