A volunteer was hospitalized after being bitten by an orangutan at Jungle Island on Wednesday.
Jungle Island officials said the experienced volunteer was working with the orangutan enrichment program when the incident happened around 3 p.m. The volunteer's injuries were non-life threatening.
"The internal emergency response team at Jungle Island and primate keepers were swift to respond to the aid of the volunteer who has been transported to the hospital," Jungle Island said in a statement.
