The Fort Worth Zoo is often lauded as one of the world's best. Still, tragedy can strike at any moment.
Video from an incident a few months back has gone viral. The clip, posted on TikTok, shows a silverback gorilla jogging through its enclosure as a pair of zookeepers are actively working.
One makes it behind a safety door, while the other hides behind a tree hoping the gorilla doesn't notice her and attacks.
Thankfully, the worker was able to make her way across the enclosure to safety before the gorilla noticed her.
The Fort Worth Zoo said in a statement to PEOPLE, "On Oct. 20, 2023, an incident led to two of our zookeepers sharing space with our 34-year-old silverback gorilla. Thankfully, there was no physical contact between keepers and gorilla; and all staff and animals are safe.
"Every day, the zookeepers shift the gorilla troop into their indoor habitat so that keepers can place the animals' lunch in their outdoor habitat. Due to keeper error, staff entered the yard unaware that the silverback was still in its habitat.
"The zookeepers work with and train these animals every day and thanks to their knowledge and expertise, they navigated the situation calmly and were able to exit the yard safely."
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