Bar-pouched (Rhyticeros undulatus) So obviously not African (though geography has never been a concern at this zoo).
With how their enclosures are designed, I figured something like this would happen eventually. Any ideas if this has happened before?
According to an update of the linked article, this is the second time the same jaguar swiped at someone this month, and in this case, it's the fault of the woman for crossing the barrier and not the jaguar getting out.
No. I think the jaguar just swiped at someone without getting out, and in this case the woman just got too close; the animal didn't escape.
The zoo likes designing their big cat enclosures to partially hang over the visitor path, something with is bound to cause problems. On my visit I found myself with a Leopard less than a cat's arm length above my head. ~Thylo
Here's the reddit thread from the woman who helped pull her away from the cat: My mom, myself and others just saved a girl who’s hand was captured by a Jaguar at Wildlife World Zoo. Still in shock. (Warning: Graphic) Details in comments : phoenix In the comments, someone said that the injured girl had put her hand in the enclosure to get a better photo. When you combine awful zoos with stupid people...
Arizona zoo attack: Jaguar attacked a woman while she was taking a picture She climbed over the fence to take a selfie. Enough said.
I've never visited this facility but if this photo is representative of the double barriers between visitors and jaguars the woman was blatantly disregarding common sense jaguar exhibit | ZooChat Jaguar Exhibit | ZooChat Although one wonders how either the jaguar's arm or the woman's arm gets through the caging
If it's just chain link, it's doable for a woman's hand, I've done it before (I work with dogs). A jaguar's arm, though? It must have had a grip on her from within the cage, like if she had been leaning against the fence.
New babies at the zoo (spring 2019): black-backed jackals prehensile-tailed porcupine black swans black-necked swans blue duiker capybara Australian geese crested screamer addax beisa oryx Arabian oryx red-handed tamarins colobus monkey (species?) spider monkey (species?) California sea lion sulcatta tortoises and others... (source - zoo Facebook page)
They always have a lot of babies. It is one of their draws. They also have one of the largest and most diverse animal collections in the country (particularly birds and mammals). Their exhibit quality, on the other hand, often leaves much to be desired.
