{"id":3021,"date":"2025-04-19T09:45:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T09:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=3021"},"modified":"2025-04-19T09:45:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T09:45:57","slug":"zookeepers-refuse-to-save-drowning-chimpanzee-then-a-truck-driver-breaks-into-his-cage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=3021","title":{"rendered":"Zookeepers refuse to save drowning chimpanzee \u2013 then a truck driver breaks into his cage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"208\">We believe wild animals, like chimpanzees, belong in the wild \u2014 not zoos. Even with the best care, they\u2019re better off free.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"529\">Still, we had to share this incredible rescue. In 1990, at the Detroit Zoo, a chimp named Jo-Jo fell into a moat after being chased by another chimp. As he struggled to stay afloat, 33-year-old truck driver Rick Swope, visiting with his family, jumped into the enclosure to save him \u2014 ignoring danger and warning signs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"724\">Chimpanzees are incredibly strong and unpredictable, especially in a high-stress environment. But Rick didn\u2019t hesitate. After a tough struggle, he managed to pull the 200-pound Jo-Jo to safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"801\">\u201cHe was looking at me. I think he knew what was going on,\u201d Rick later said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"863\">Watch the heroic rescue \u2014 and share to honor Rick\u2019s bravery!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-inbaddningshanterare wp-block-embed-inbaddningshanterare wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Untamed and Uncut - Chimp Rescue\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eqbclCNRiPo?feature=oembed\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We believe wild animals, like chimpanzees, belong in the wild \u2014 not zoos. Even with the best care, they\u2019re better off free. Still, we had to share this incredible rescue. In 1990, at the Detroit Zoo, a chimp named Jo-Jo fell into a moat after being chased by another chimp. As he struggled to stay&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=3021\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Zookeepers refuse to save drowning chimpanzee \u2013 then a truck driver breaks into his cage&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3021"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3023,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3021\/revisions\/3023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}