Woman who tried to take selfie with jaguar admits: 'I was in the wrong'
A jaguar clawed a woman in the arm at an Arizona zoo on Saturday after she leaned over a barrier to take a selfie with the animal. The Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park outside of Phoenix told local news outlets that the woman in her 30s was hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries.
Woman injured by jaguar apologizes but suggests zoo should move fence https://t.co/hC4Qmy0Oal pic.twitter.com/744lDL46LZ Wilkerson’s mother was able to distract the jaguar by pushing her water bottle through the fence, so that he and several other bystanders could pull the woman to safety. “We’re still in shock from it all,” he added.
Zoo barriers have become a hot topic after several incidents of zoo visitors getting too close to the animals.
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