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AN orangutan escaped from a zoo by using a stick to short-circuit an electric fence.
Ten-stone ape Kingwilly then made a makeshift ladder using sticks, grass and plant roots to scale a second barrier.
The amazing escape bid was foiled when keepers with tranquiliser guns persuaded Kingwilly to jump back into his enclosure.
Peter Whitehead, of Adelaide Zoo in South Australia, said: Hes always trying to outsmart the keepers and today he showed a touch of genius.
Keepers had to herd visitors to safety after Kingwilly got within yards of them.