Tiger mauls keeper at Texas zoo

[Mrs Behavin]

SAN ANTONIO - A tiger at the San Antonio Zoo attacked a keeper Saturday, critically injuring the man, the zoo said.
The zookeeper was attacked about 2:30 p.m. in a nonpublic area by the tiger, said zoo spokeswoman Dawn Campos. The man was expected to recover, she said.
The zookeeper, who specializes in large cats, was flown to a hospital and was in critical condition, a hospital spokeswoman said. The keeper was in his 20s, Campos said.
The male Sumatran tiger was 4 or 5 years old, Campos said.
Campos said she did not know the extent of the zookeeper’s injuries but said: “He was very, very fortunate. He’s going to be fine.”
The zoo was closed after the attack and was expected to reopen Sunday, Campos said.

Tiger mauls keeper at Texas zoo - U.S. Life - MSNBC.com

 

[All Else Failed]

Can you really blame the Tiger? Its basically a prisoner.

 

[Maulds]

At first I thought I saw my name in the title of this thread.

Yeah it sucks for him, hope he isnt too torn up and I certainly hope they dont kill the tiger.

 

[Suzie]

This reminds me of this sign I saw today in Gatlinburg. It said "5 real live bears". The place on the outside looks so tiny, I cant imagine bears being locked up in there.

 

[R.A.T. Army]

Sweet.

 

[elluko]

ics: