NEW YORK (AP) — A man was mauled by a 400-pound tiger at the Bronx Zoo on Friday after he leaped from a moving monorail train and plummeted over a protective fence.
The man was alone with the tiger for about 10 minutes before he was rescued by zoo officials, who used a fire extinguisher to chase it away. He suffered bites and punctures on his arms, legs, shoulders and back and broke an arm and a leg.
Zoo director Jim Breheny said the man was lucky to escape the tiger's clutches.
"If not for the quick response by our staff and their ability to perform well in emergency situations, the outcome would have been very different," Breheny said.
The man was mauled by an 11-year-old male Siberian tiger named Bashuta, which has been at the zoo for three years.
After zoo staff chased the tiger off, the man was instructed to roll under an electrified wire to get to safety, Breheny said. Zookeepers then called the tiger into a holding area, he said.
The 25-year-old man was conscious and talking after the mauling, Breheny said.
The tiger that mauled the man was returned to a holding area where it usually sleeps at night and will not be euthanized, zoo officials said.
"The tiger did nothing wrong in this episode," Breheny said.
This Jack Ass was really lucky: There are 10 tigers at the Wild Asia exhibit, but Bashuta was the only one on display at the time.
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The Bronx Zoo, one of the nation's largest zoos, sprawls over 265 acres and contains hundreds of animals, many in habitats meant to resemble natural settings. Its exhibits include Tiger Mountain, Congo Gorilla Forest and World of Reptiles.
Associated Press writers Tom Hays and David B. Caruso contributed to this report.
The man was alone with the tiger for about 10 minutes before he was rescued by zoo officials, who used a fire extinguisher to chase it away. He suffered bites and punctures on his arms, legs, shoulders and back and broke an arm and a leg.
Zoo director Jim Breheny said the man was lucky to escape the tiger's clutches.
"If not for the quick response by our staff and their ability to perform well in emergency situations, the outcome would have been very different," Breheny said.
The man was mauled by an 11-year-old male Siberian tiger named Bashuta, which has been at the zoo for three years.
After zoo staff chased the tiger off, the man was instructed to roll under an electrified wire to get to safety, Breheny said. Zookeepers then called the tiger into a holding area, he said.
The 25-year-old man was conscious and talking after the mauling, Breheny said.
The tiger that mauled the man was returned to a holding area where it usually sleeps at night and will not be euthanized, zoo officials said.
"The tiger did nothing wrong in this episode," Breheny said.
This Jack Ass was really lucky: There are 10 tigers at the Wild Asia exhibit, but Bashuta was the only one on display at the time.
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The Bronx Zoo, one of the nation's largest zoos, sprawls over 265 acres and contains hundreds of animals, many in habitats meant to resemble natural settings. Its exhibits include Tiger Mountain, Congo Gorilla Forest and World of Reptiles.
Associated Press writers Tom Hays and David B. Caruso contributed to this report.
Man jumps off Bronx Zoo monorail, mauled by tiger - SFGate
Link: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Man-clears-2-fences-at-Bronx-Zoo-mauled-by-tiger-3884339.php
This video tells you a little about the power of the Tiger! Don't go jumping into their compound....
Uploaded by TIGERLOVERr on Feb 5, 2009
This tigress Machli also called as "QUEEN of Ranthambore", "Lady of the Lakes" is specialist in killing in huge Indian Crocodiles also known as Muggers.
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