INDIANAPOLIS —

A chimpanzee got out of its enclosure at the Indianapolis Zoo, forcing the zoo to be placed on lockdown.

It all unfolded around 10 a.m. when the zoo said a female chimpanzee was seen outside her exhibit. Advertisement This content is imported from Facebook. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

The zoo followed its emergency protocol, placing the zoo on lockdown with guests escorted to "secure locations."

The chimpanzee was sedated and returned to her exhibit.

Zoo guests were safe at all times and there were no injuries to guests or zoo staff, officials said.

"The zoo's security, animal care, and veterinary teams train for these scenarios and responded in a textbook and professiona

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