A hot and bothered chimp searching for somewhere to cool off made a great escape from a zoo in Japan.
The 42-year-old chimp called Ichiro left his pen at Ishikawa Zoo when a door was accidentally left unlocked on Tuesday.
The chimp managed to shelter in the shade on a rooftop for two hours.
Zoo keepers tried loads of ways to get Ichiro down, but in the end he was coaxed off the roof with a banana.
The keepers hosed the roof with water and blew darts, and even tried to shoot him with a tranquiliser gun.
The chimp grabbed the rifle from the keeper, but thankfully he dropped it straight away.
In the end Ichiro was tempted down with a banana, and zoo staff were able to tranquilize him safely.
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Watch the zoo keepers trying to catch the chimp!
