Video shows Chacha the chimpanzee that escaped from a zoo in Sendai, northern Japan climbing power lines before its eventual capture.

A vet shot Chacha with a tranquillizer, causing him to fall after authorities were alerted about the escape by residents

Local media says he's since made a full recovery.

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