If you happen to like our videos and have a few bucks to spare to support our efforts, check out our Patreon page where we've got→→Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?sub_confirmation=1 Never run out of things to say at the water cooler with TodayIFoundOut! Brand new videos 7 days a week! More from TodayIFoundOut The Bear Who Fought in WWII https://youtu.be/QLY5I5fZ7Rs?list=PLR0XuDegDqP2yEk58fgohft2Z1nhcmwis The Exploding Anti-Tank Dogs of World War II https://youtu.be/9n-JyUV1gzo?list=PLR0XuDegDqP2yEk58fgohft2Z1nhcmwis In this video: Born at the San Diego zoo in 1971, Ken’s early life was marked by sadness when he had to be removed from his mother’s care, as zookeepers felt she was on the verge of smothering him to death. Named after two of his rescuers, Ken Willingham and Ben Allen, after removal he became rather comfortable with the humans who helped raise him. Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2017/08/ken-allen-orangutan-broke-buddies-prison-5-times/ Sources: http://sandiegozoo100.org/100-animals/ken-allen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bornean_orangutan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prison_escapes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Allen http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2041628_2041646_2041609,00.html http://www.newsweek.com/2016/06/24/orangutan-ken-allen-san-diego-zoo-escape-artist-469908.html http://articles.latimes.com/2000/dec/02/news/mn-60111 http://time.com/4173454/el-chapo-capture-escape-timeline/ Image Credit: https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-143404025/stock-photo-monkey-hand-animal-out-from-the-cage-of-zoo https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-203466931/stock-photo-closeup-view-of-rock-climber-s-hand-gripping-hold-on-natural-cliff https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-211673143/stock-photo-wall-mounted-high-voltage-electric-security-fence-instalation https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-1