Teens break into London zoo at night and film themselves
THREE teenagers plotted a daring escapade in which they broke into London Zoo at night and filmed themselves with animals.
THIS is the daring footage taken by a gang of teenagers who broke into London Zoo at night and filmed themselves exploring the enclosures until they were caught by police and turfed out.
One of the boys ended up being bitten by a llama he tried to pet, and another jumped over the barriers into the empty penguin enclosure during the brazen escapade.
The group of four boys filmed their bold stunt using headcams and the footage was posted on YouTube by prolific user Ally Law on December 23, The Sun reports.
It shows them beginning their antics by clambering over a high wall on the edge of the zoo in Camden, in London’s Regents Park, after it had closed for the day.
They laugh at a security guard who has no idea they are there as they break in.
The video shows the teens exploring the dark pathways with Ally telling the camera they are searching for the lions and tigers, but they only seem to find cows, goats and butterflies.
At one point it transpires that some animals are not happy at their presence with a llama — usually famed for spitting — snapping at one of the group, called Rikke.
Ally laughs gleefully at the camera while explaining his friend has been bitten, as sounds of swearing can be heard coming from Rikke.
Eventually the gang are discovered by a security guard while they are stood among some goats, who explains to them that they have broken the law by stepping onto zoo property after hours.
The video ends as the group walk through London Waterloo train station as Ally explains what happened when the security guards arrived.
He said: “It got a little bit hectic and I had to stop recording. Basically 13 police officers come running in like six guards working in the zoo and two other security guards, they caught us.
“It all got a little bit hectic in there but we managed to get off of it, we are going to get a fine through the door, not for much.
“But it’s like a civil offence fine so hopefully not too much but we managed to get in the London Zoo which was sick, so hope you guys enjoyed the video.”
The brazen footage has already had more than 10,000 views on YouTube, with mixed reviews in the comments as some praise the boys adventure and others criticise what they did.
Earlier this month both Arsenal and West Ham had their stadiums infiltrated by a daring YouTuber who climbs on the roof of both the Emirates and the London Stadium.
The video shows how easy it is for the YouTuber, known as DyingLlama, to climb into the Gunners’ stadium from outside before having access to the stands, pitch and roof.
It comes after an 184 kilogram gorilla named Kumbuka escaped his enclosure after smashing the glass in October.
This article was originally published on The Sun and is republished here with permission.
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