Number 12 Maqsood Khan At some point in June of 2014, Indian man
Maqsood Khan visited the New Delhi Zoo and subsequently developed a deep fascination
for tigers. According to his relatives, the 20-year-old man had become rather obsessed
with the powerful beasts. After he’d lost his job, Maqsood’s visits to the zoo became
more frequent. Then, in late September, he ended up in the same enclosure with a massive
white tiger. There’s some conflicting information on how Maqsood had fallen 18 feet into the
tiger’s moat. Zoo officials said he jumped a security barrier but eyewitness reports
claimed he’d lost his balance. The tiger, named Vijay, weighed roughly 470 pounds. For
several minutes the feline just watched Maqsood. As the tiger moved closer, the young man held
his hands together in prayer. He cowered in fear as Vijay started pawing at him. Enraged
by a screaming crowd, the tiger pounced and sunk its teeth deep into Maqsood’s neck.
The man was dragged for several feet before succumbing to Vijay’s suffocating bite.
Number 11 Woman mauled by gorilla Convinced she’d developed a personal relationship
with a zoo gorilla, an unnamed Dutch woman would visit the animal several times per week.
She’d often make eye contact with Bokito through the glass, despite being warned against
it. While smiling may be interpreted as submissive behavior, prolonged eye contact is considered
a sign of aggression among gorillas. On May the 18th of 2007, Bokito climbed over the
enclosure that separated him from the public at the Rotterdam Zoo. The 400-pound silverback
brutally attacked the woman. Bokito dragged her for tens of feet and bit her over a hundred
times. She suffered deep lacerations and multiple bone fractures. The gorilla then went on a
rampage in the zoo’s cafeteria and 3 more people were injured in the ensuing panic.
Bokito was eventually shot with a tranquillizer dart. Even though she thought she was going
to die, the 57-year-old was quoted from her hospital bed as saying “He is and remains
my darling”. Number 10 Noemi Rosas Fragoza
Zoo visitor Noemi Rosas Fragoza faced losing her arm after she was brutally mauled by a
jaguar at a zoo in Mexico. The woman had crossed a security barrier and approached the enclosure
in order to take a selfie with the feline. It was a decision she’d come to regret.
The jaguar, while still in its cage, had enough space to clamp its jaws on Fragoza’s arm
and scratch her face. This feline owns one of the strongest bites in the animal kingdom
and can generate over 1,500 pounds of force. That’s strong enough to chew through steel
cables. In fact, that’s how one Jaguar escaped its enclosure at a New Orleans Zoo. Fortunately,
a group of bystanders intervened and dragged Fragoza away from the jaguar’s cage. The
woman was taken to the hospital in serious condition as the big cat had chewed through
a tendon in her arm. Number 9 Maddox Derkosh
In November of 2012, Maddox Derkosh and his family were visiting the Pittsburgh Zoo and
Aquarium. At some point during their day out, the 2-year-old’s mother put him on a zoo
railing so that he’d get a better view of the African wild dogs below. The boy then
fell, bounced off the safety net below the railing and landed in the enclosure. African
wild dogs have a ferocious bite and are the most prolific pack hunters in their native
land. They can devour animals as large as a zebra within 15 minutes. As soon as they
saw the child, a dozen beasts viciously attacked him. 2-year-old Maddox was ripped to shreds
by the dogs as his parents looked on helpless. Even though zoo staff was quick to arrive
to the scene, there was nothing more that could be done for the boy.
Number 8 Elephant Attack in Rabat When it comes to fatal elephant attacks on
humans, they’re usually the result of the massive beasts trampling their victims. Yet,
as evidenced by a terrifying incident at a Moroccan zoo, these animals are frighteningly
dexterous with their trunks. In July of 2016, a young girl was killed at the Rabat Zoo,
after an elephant threw a stone out of its enclosure. A wildlife expert argued that the
animals will fling various object when they’re bored or frustrated but that it was unlikely
the beast had specifically targeted the 7-year-old. Nevertheless, the child was swiftly brought
to the ground and was pronounced dead within a few hours of arriving at the hospital.
Number 7 Leopard Mauling at Wichita Zoo In May of 2011, a schoolboy was mauled by
a leopard during a class trip to the Wichita Zoo. The 1st-grader had reportedly gotten
too close to the animal’s metal mesh enclosure. He was facing away from the cage when the
beast grabbed a hold of his head with its paws. The child screamed in agony as the leopard
sank its claws into his flesh. It then tried biting him through the metal wire. Two other
visitors witnessed the incident and came to the boy’s rescue. They repeatedly kicked
the leopard in the head until it let go of the child. The victim’s injuries weren’t
life threatening but he did sustain some deep scratches on his face and neck.
Number 6 Gorilla attack at Dallas Zoo In 2004, Jabari the gorilla escaped its enclosure
at the Dallas Zoo and went on a rampage. It’s still unclear how exactly he’d scaled the
16-foot-tall concave wall. The animal injured four people, including a young boy. Jabari
took 3-year-old Rivers Noah in his jaws, biting him on the head and chest. The 300-pound gorilla
also bit his mother on the legs and threw both of them into a wall. Fortunately, they
both survived. Jabari continued his onslaught by terrorizing a group of children who were
shielded by visitor Cheryl Reichert. The woman was snatched and bitten on the arm. The fourth
victim, a child, sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene. In the 40-minute
rampage, zoo staff failed to tranquilize Jabari and he was ultimately gunned down by a police
tactical team. Number 5 Binky
Binky the polar bear was involved in several attacks at the Alaska Zoo, in Anchorage. The
massive carnivore weighed about 1,200 pounds and was described as aggressive. In the 1980s,
he bit off a zookeeper’s finger. Then, in 1994, Australian tourist Kathryn Warburton
jumped over two safety railings to get a picture of the zoo’s star attraction. Once the 29-year-old
woman was in range, Binky stuck his head out through the bars and bit her. Warburton suffered
multiple lacerations and a broken leg. Binky kept one of her shoes for three days, occasionally
chewing on it. Only six weeks later, another bear attack took place at the zoo. Drunken
teenagers were reportedly trying to swim in the pool from the bear enclosure. One of them
was mauled and hospitalized with deep leg wounds. The zoo didn’t confirm that Binky
had been the culprit, but the polar bear was spotted with fresh blood on his face.
Number 4 Joao Leite Dos Santos While visiting the Sorocaba Zoo, near Sao
Paolo, Joao Leite Dos Santos decided to get closer to the spider monkeys, as he thought
the animals looked friendly. It was subsequently revealed that the man had been drinking prior
to arriving at the zoo. He climbed a fence into their enclosure and crossed a moat in
order to get closer to them. The primates had already perceived Dos Santos as a threat
before he’d even gotten in the water. Six of them had already gathered on the river
bank in defensive formation. As soon as the man got close, two spider monkeys quickly
bit him on the wrist, arm and shoulder, causing him to bleed profusely. Shocked by the attack,
Dos Santos retreated towards the end of the enclosure and was helped out by other visitors.
Zoo staff found him on the ground, writhing in pain, and the man was taken to a local
hospital. Number 3 Naiphum Promratee
Thai man Naiphum Promratee narrowly escaped with his life after he was attacked by an
Asian black bear at a zoo in the rural Phetchabun province. The man had reportedly teased the
bear with food. Promratee had tied a rope to bowls of rice which he’d dangle back
and forth in the animal’s enclosure. The enraged bear eventually stood up on his hind
legs and dragged the man inside. It knocked 36-year-old Promratee unconscious then ripped
into his flesh with its teeth and claws. The man’s friends rushed to his rescue and threw
water on the bear while also hitting the animal with poles. The beast wouldn’t be deterred
and kept mauling Promratee while dragging him around the dusty enclosure. It was only
after one of the man’s friends had entered the enclosure and battered the bear into its
cage that the others were finally able to retrieve Promratee. The man was taken to a
hospital in critical condition but ultimately survived the violent encounter.
Number 2 Gibbon attacks children In December of 2011, a gibbon escaped its
enclosure at a zoo in southern Malaysia and attacked two children. The siamang, a tailless,
black-furred gibbon species, first attacked a 5-year-old girl and bit her on the ankle.
Afterwards, it snatched 3-year-old Muhammad Afiq Haziq right out of his father’s arms.
The man struggled with the beast which bit Muhammad and tore out a chunk of his thigh.
Another visitor intervened and hit the gibbon, forcing it to let go of the child. Zoo staff
then recaptured the escaped siamang and placed it under quarantine. Muhammad had lost a lot
of blood, but ultimately recovered from the attack.
Number 1 Gu Gu the Panda Gu Gu the panda was involved in three separate
attacks on visitors at the Beijing Zoo but, in all the incidents, the victims were primarily
to blame. The first attack occurred in 2007 when a drunken migrant worker entered his
enclosure. The man had tried to hug the panda, but Gu Gu bit him on both legs. In a desperate
bid to escape, the worker bit the animal back, but couldn’t get through, as his fur was
too thick. The following year, the panda attacked a 15-year-old street peddler who’d jumped
into his enclosure out of “curiosity”. The 240-pound panda mauled the boy by tearing
chunks of flesh out of his legs. His injuries were reportedly so severe that his bones were
showing. Gu Gu made international headlines again in 2009. A zoo visitor had entered his
pen to retrieve a toy that his son had dropped inside. The panda clamped down on his leg
so hard that zoo workers had to use tools to pry open the animal’s jaws. All of the
panda’s victims survived their ordeal but the repeated incidents led to him being described
by CNN as “not your usual soft and cuddly giant panda”.
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