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Photo: Contributed - www.calgaryzoo.ab.ca

A keeper was injured trying to corral some gorillas that somehow managed to get into a kitchen at the Calgary Zoo.

The man was treated in hospital for undisclosed minor injuries and released.

The zoo says it isn't sure exactly how many of the western lowland gorillas got into the kitchen.

An official says the zoo called in its emergency response team to deal with the big, hairy, mammals, which can weight as much as 270 kilograms.

There are eight of the gorillas, which are native to central Africa, at the Calgary Zoo.

The zoo says at no time was the public at any risk.