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This guy ignored the zoo's safety barrier to get closer to a big cat enclosure, taunted a jaguar, and reached through the enclosure's fence. Just deserts ensued ...
FULL STORY: https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-florida-3b2a3fc6d53dde9ac66d1e224f1f8704Florida zoo: Man injured by jaguar after crossing barrier
A man was injured by a jaguar at a Florida zoo ...
The man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries ...
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 exhibit’s 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 didn’t expect anything to happen to him. ...