“Let’s remodel the zoo!” they said. “Let’s make it look like Jurassic Park, with lots of open air and fewer big fences!” they said.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Officials at the St. Louis Zoo were taking steps Thursday to modify a cheetah yard after one of the big cats was able to escape.

The 3-year-old female, Halala, was on display in the River’s Edge area of the zoo Tuesday when she managed to go through a moat and over a wall.

“She was out and she was walking among our visitors,” said Steve Bircher, curator of mammals at the zoo. “Our staff got there very quickly. I don’t think she was ever more than 20 yards from the exhibit enclosure.”