A zoo was experiencing serious cash flow problems due to visitor numbers falling.
The zoo’s management got together to discuss how they could reverse the trend by introducing a major attraction.
Following the meeting, the manager persuaded a visitor, who was a very big, stocky man, to take a job dressing up in a gorilla costume and masquerading as a great ape.
This deception worked well as the man really threw himself into the role with enthusiasm; devouring buckets of bananas, swinging from branches, pacing his cage menacingly, beating his chest and roaring loudly.
However one day he went a bit too far and he accidentally fell into the lion’s enclosure next door.
Panicking, the bogus gorilla started shouting, “Help! Help!”
The lion let out a tremendous roar, and then rushed at him. He put his paw on the bogus gorilla’s chest and growled, “Shut up buddy, or we’ll both lose our jobs!”