As we learned with the case of harambe, zoo barriers between guests and the animals are
there for a reason.
But one woman from Arizona found that out the hard way, after she climbed over a barrier,
into the enclosure of a jaguar and was attacked by a female jaguar.
Most people are wondering, whats going to happen to this jaguar now?
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Onlookers at the wildlife world zoo near pheoenix Arizona were shocked and appaled about a young
woman who just had to get the perfect selfie with a jaguar this past Saturday March 9th.
According to cellphone videos of the incident, a jaguar clawed the young woman’s left forearm
as she screamed in pain on the ground.
The woman was around 30 years old, but her name is being withheld.
Jaguars are a species of wild cat, whos habitat ranges from the southwestern united states,
to mexico, central America, Paraguay and northern argentina.
Jaguars are listed as a Near Threatened species and their numbers in the wild are declining
due to loss of habitat.
In case you didn’t know, jaguars are predators, carnivores at the top of the food chain that
only eat meat.
Jaguars also rarely attack humans, and occasionally zoo keepers.
Witness Adam Wilkerson had this to say, ‘I heard this young girl screaming, help, help,
help, and the jaguar has clasped its claws outside the cake around her hand and into
her flesh.
Apparently the jaguars claws were literally inside the woman’s flesh.
Wilkerson was actually one of the people who saved the young woman from getting hurt really
badly by the jaguar, or possibly killed.
As his mother distracted the jaguar by pushing a water bottle through the cage, the jaguar
let go and Wilkerson pulled the woman away.
Further footage showed the jaguar chewing on a plastic water bottle.
In order to get closer to the jaguar, the woman had to climb over the barrier that surrounds
the entire exhibit, that creates a buffer of several feet from the enclosure.
Zoo spokesperson kristy morcom told fox 10, these are wild animals and those barriers
are put there for a reason.
The Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium And Safari Park Tweeted on March 9th, We regret to inform
that this evening, before closing, there was incident reported involving a guest who crossed
over the barrier to get a photo, according to eyewitnesses.
The visitor sustained non life threatening injuries to their arms from one of our female
jaguars.
At the request of the family, paramedics were called.
At no time was the animal out of it’s enclosure, the incident is being fully investigated.
After the attack, the woman was taken to a hospital and treated, then later returned
to the zoo to apologise.
In a situation like this, its highly possible that the jaguar could have put down, which
is totally unfair.
The jaguar was just being a jaguar.
The woman crossed over a barrier that was intended to keep the zoo patrons safe.
The backlash on social media to this incident was totally overwhelming.
Most people in response, shamed the woman and threatened to boycott the zoo if they
put down the jaguar as a result of this.
Thankfully, it seems that the jaguar will not be put down.
On march 10th, the zoo tweeted, she wont be put down.
Well I’m a little relived about that guys, tell me your thoughts on this story down there
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