Visitors to Ueno Zoo in Tokyo watched as the pretend primate was coralled by dozens of staff wielding nets, before being subdued with a mock stun gun and bundled onto a nearby pick-up truck.
Zookeeper Natsumi Uno, who was inside the gorilla suit, said it had been nice to be able to switch places for the day.
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