Animal escape drill at Tobe Zoo in Japan features employee dressed up like white tiger

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Staffers at a zoo in Japan are put to the test when a 'white tiger' escapes its enclosure, in a drill that features one employee dressed up like the fearsome beast.

ABC7 Chicago Digital TeamThe annual escaped tiger traning event at the Tobe Zoo has become quite the spectacle, as it features an employee dressed up like a white tiger emulating a break-out.An annual training event at a Japanese zoo has become something of a spectacle.

The Tobe Zoo held its annual escaped tiger drill Thursday, which features a staff member dressed up as a white tiger.The employee - wearing a white tiger mask with his normal work clothing - prowled around, doing his best impression of a tiger. In past years' drills, staff members have dressed up as a gorilla, a hippopotamus and a lion. The annual drill has become a popular spectacle for locals and on the internet.

 

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