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A man was injured by a jaguar at a Florida zoo after climbing over a barrier and moving too close to the animals enclosure, officials said.
The attack occurred Wednesday at the Range of the Jaguar display at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, the Florida Times-Union reported. The man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, zoo officials said.
The man climbed over a waist-high safety barrier that puts about 4 feet (1.2 meters) of empty space between visitors and the jaguar exhibits fence, zoo spokeswoman Kelly Rouillard said.
The man began taunting the jaguar and reached his hand through the fence, she said.
A 12-year-old big cat named Harry swiped at the man and injured him. Rouillard said the feline was acting as part of his normal behavior for a wild animal and didnt expect anything to happen to the animal. Zoo officials said they dont plan to pursue criminal charges against the injured man, whose name wasnt released.
https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-florida-3b2a3fc6d53dde9ac66d1e224f1f8704
LisaL
(44,972 posts)NT
LiberatedUSA
(1,666 posts)If not, he must be unsure about whether to protect his life or throw it away.
DURHAM D
(32,607 posts)Stuart G
(38,414 posts)tblue37
(65,227 posts)Tommy Carcetti
(43,155 posts)zuul
(14,624 posts)Just feed this Florida Man to the Jaguar already and be done with it.
mopinko
(70,024 posts)but that doesnt mean i dont like to see karma show up.
onethatcares
(16,163 posts)because ya know there's a landshark out there just wanting to go all pain and suffering and zoo liability.
As you go through life remember, "STUPID SHOULD HURT".