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Ken Allen. Kenneth Allen (February 13, 1971 – December 1, 2000) was a Bornean orangutan at the San Diego Zoo. He became one of the most popular animals in the history of the zoo because of his many successful escapes from his enclosures. He was nicknamed "The Hairy Houdini ". [1][2]
3. Ken Allen, the orangutan known as the “Hairy Houdini,” gives the photographer the finger at the San Diego Zoo in 1992. Photo: Dibble86. In the storied history of zoos worldwide, few animals have captured the public’s imagination quite like Ken Allen, the incredible escaping orangutan of San Diego Zoo. Born in captivity on February 13 ...
Apr 22, 2024 · CC-BY-SA 4.0. Ken Allen was a male Bornean orangutan who lived in the San Diego Zoo from the 1970's until 2000. During his decades of captivity, he became notorious for escaping his enclosures at least nine times. All of this gained him not only legendary status, but the loving nickname "Hairy Houdini."
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He had his own fan club, and was the subject of T-shirts and bumper stickers (most reading "Free Ken Allen"). A song about his escapades, "The Ballad of Ken Allen", was written by David Gersten. Ken Allen developed prostate cancer [3] and was euthanized on December 1, 2000. [4] He was 29 years old.
From the wiki "Zoo staff began surveillance of his enclosure to try to catch him in the act, only to find that Ken Allen seemed to be aware that he was being watched. This forced zookeepers to go "undercover", posing as tourists to learn Ken Allen's escape route, but the ape was not fooled." What a class act.
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