History Main / HilarityInZoos

* PlayedForHorror in the ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' episode "A to Zoo," in which the friends get mangled by the animals when their hijinks are taken too far.

** "Who R Zoo?" details [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick being banned from the Bikini Bottom Zoo for going into the animal enclosures (the former for fooling around with the animals, especially by getting around the ankle monitor the zookeeper gave him, which would go off if he snuck in again, while the latter [[UndyingLoyalty got banned on purpose]]), to which they decides to [[StartMyOwn start their own]] zoo, with ''bubble'' animals.

** "Who R Zoo?" details [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick ([[UndyingLoyalty on purpose]]) being banned from the Bikini Bottom Zoo for fooling around in the animal enclosures, to which they decides to [[StartMyOwn start their own]] zoo, with ''bubble'' animals.

** "Who R Zoo?" details [=SpongeBob=] being banned from the Bikini Bottom Zoo for fooling around in the animal enclosures (after he is given an ankle alarm that will sound should he do it again, only to try to [[LoopholeAbuse get around it by extending his leg with it on]], but fails), to which he decides to [[StartMyOwn start his own]] zoo, with ''bubble'' animals.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': "Who R Zoo?" details [=SpongeBob=] being banned from the Bikini Bottom Zoo for fooling around in the animal enclosures (after he is given an ankle alarm that will sound should he do it again, only to try to [[LoopholeAbuse get around it by extending his leg with it on]], but fails), to which he decides to [[StartMyOwn start his own]] zoo, with ''bubble'' animals.

** There is a very early cartoon featuring Egghead (the precursor to Elmer Fudd), who eventually gets eaten by a lion -- but we also take a look at all the other zoo animals as well.
** There's another featuring Pepe Le Pew where the animals react to his smell.
** And a third with Sylvester chasing Tweety all over a zoo.
** And a fourth one with Pepe Le Pew pursuing a wild cat that ''escaped'' from the zoo.

* Literature/{{Funjungle}} by Creator/StuartGibbs runs off this trope, being a tween mystery/comedy series set in the fictional FunJungle Animal Park. To date, a hippo has been killed, a koala and panda have been kidnapped, a rhino was shot at, a cougar was framed for murder of a dog, and a T. Rex skull has been stolen.

* Literature/{{Funjungle}} by Creator/StuartGibbs runs off this trope, being a tween mystery/comedy series set in the fictional Funjungle Animal Park. To date, a hippo has been killed, a koala and panda have been kidnapped, a rhino was shot at, a cougar was framed for murder of a dog, and a T. Rex skull has been stolen.

Animals involved tend to be the large or scary ones, like [[BearsAreBadNews bears]], wolves, elephants, snakes, lions, etc. In more-lighthearted works, funnier or more harmless animals like monkeys, sheep, [[CluckingFunny chickens]], or llamas may be encountered. When taken to its extreme, an EscapedAnimalRampage is inevitable. See also MenagerieOfMisery.