Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe May 15 (UPI) -- A Rhode Island zoo opened late on Tuesday when a large animal escaped from its enclosure and ran loose on the zoo grounds. Diane Nahabedian, a spokeswoman for the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, confirmed the takin, a goat-antelope native to the Himalayas, charged repeatedly at the reinforced doors in its enclosure after zookeepers entered for a routine hoof procedure about 9 a.m. Tuesday. Advertisement The animal was successful in forcing the doors open and wandered zoo grounds. "This one got aggressive and decided to leave," Nahabedian said during a news conference Tuesday morning. The male takin, named Har-Lee, was tranquilized by the zoo's recapture team about 9:55 a.m. Tuesday and returned to its enclosure. The zoo opened for the day about 15 minutes late around 10:15 a.m., officials said. Nahabedian said a zookeeper and a veterinary intern suffered minor injuries during the escape. She said the takin, which was not injured, will be taken off exhibit for a time. The spokeswoman said zoo officials will be conducting a review of the incident. Advertisement Read More Zoo charged for taking bear out for ice cream Gibbon briefly escapes enclosure at British zoo Black bear wanders into Michigan city, climbs tree
