THREE teenage gorillas caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to their zoo enclosure after going on a rampage.

Kiondo and Kivu, both 15, and N'Dowe, 14, ripped up wiring and pulled out water pipes after breaking into a secure corridor of the Ape Centre at Paignton Zoo in Devon on Friday.

4 Kiondo, 15, went on the rampage with two fellow teenage gorillas at Paignton zoo Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

4 N'Dowe, at just 14-years-old, was the youngest of the trio who tore out water pipes Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

Experts tried to tranquilise the three Western lowland gorillas , which can weigh as much as 200 kilograms, to bring an end to their destruction, but failed.

To ensure the safety of the trio, power and water supplies were disconnected to their enclosure while the rest of the park remained open.

On Saturday morning, vets were able to dart two of the gorillas and lure another to the other side of the enclosure with food so that a door could be closed, separating the apes from the corridor.

A spokesman for the zoo said: "Staff responded quickly and professionally, with vets, senior animal staff and managers attending.

"The gorillas were at all times behind two layers of security; there was never any possibility of them escaping into public areas."

The maintenance team at the zoo will assess the damage in detail this week.

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It comes as a raging bull went on the rampage at a rodeo in Mexico sending cowboys scattering in terror.

But those fleeing the 1,000kg beast weren't quick enough as, within seconds, two found themselves seriously injured and were rushed to hospital.

The video emerged on the website LiveLeak and was uploaded by the user Eoin Kelly, who was clearly on the animal's side.

“Bull Takes Revenge on A**holes” he titled his video.

4 Kivu was the third of the Western Lowland apes who caused thousands of pounds of damage Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

4 Staff eventually managed to tranquillise two of the apes after monitoring them over night Credit: Alamy

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