A jaguar attacked a woman at a zoo in Arizona, leaving her with injuries that required medical attention, the fire department said. On July 9, an American man visiting the crater at Mount Vesuvius had a close call after his selfie led him to slip into the active volcano. Rural Metro officials confirmed a woman in her 30's was attempting to take a picture near a fence of the jaguarenclosure after crossing the barrier when the animal reached out and attacked her arm. | 8:45 AM A woman was lacerated after trying to get close to a jaguar enclosure at Arizona's Wildlife World Zoo.Good news everyone: The jaguar who attacked a woman taking a selfie will live. A woman suffered serious injuries to her arm after being attacked by a jaguar at Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park, just outside Phoenix, on Saturday. 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On June 2, an Australian man was taking photos within five feet of a 2,000-pound bison in the same area when the bull suddenly charged him, hooking him with its horns and tossing him into the air . The zoos legal representative Gonzalo Rodriguez Diaz said the victim crossed the security line to approach the animal, and ended up getting close enough for the animal to bite her arm and scratch her face. It appeared the man accidentally got too close to the rapidly moving river at night and slipped, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Pete Piringer told ABC News in 2018. Morcom explained how the barriers around animal enclosures are put in place for the safety of both the guests and animals. In a zoo near the United States city of Phoenix, Arizona, the woman who asked to only be identified as Leanne decided it was a wise idea to lean over a barrier as the predators stalked nearby. 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Morcom also said that at no point did the jaguar get out of its cage nor did the woman get inside - there were bars between them the whole time. The aquarium's April 13 stream went on for two hours and went through both the fossil and aquatic sections of Animal Crossing's museum. One of the zoo's female jaguars had dug its claws into the woman's arm after she crossed the barrier, officials said. "The jaguar has clasped its claws outside of the cage around her hand and into her flesh," he said. At that moment, I grabbed the girl around the torso and pulled her away from the cage and it unlatches from her claw. A woman who stepped over a barrier to take a selfie at a zoo in Arizona, US, has been attacked by a jaguar. (CNN) The woman returned to . Adults range from about 120 to 200 pounds, with males a little larger than females. One Twitter user branded it everything thats wrong with humanity. 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A woman was attacked by a Jaguar at an Arizona zoo. A valley woman faces non-life threatening injuries after getting attacked by a jaguar at Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park. Sumida Aquarium, located at the base of Tokyo's enormous Skytree tower, closed its doors to the public at the beginning of March due to the coronavirus outbreak, but it seems the eels are beginning to miss the regular stream of excited visitors. The incident is the latest in a growing list of dangerous acts where people have edged too close to an animal in an effort to grab that special shot. Diablo State Park keep out visitors eager to see snow, Watch: Connecticut teacher rescues unconscious driver from burning car, Security guard attacked after recording burglary suspects in Oakland. The pair were spoken to after showing a lack of judgement and sensitivity, the force said. Wildlife World has both black and spotted jaguars. A woman was attacked by a jaguar as she allegedly tried to take a selfie outside the big cat's enclosure at Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park in Arizona, authorities said. "When people do not respect the barriers, there's always a chance that there might be a problem," said zoo director Mickey Olson. The Monterey Bay Aquarium closed its doors to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic -- but it's still able to inform people about aquatic wildlife thanks to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. "My mom thinks of how to distract the jaguar and she grabs her water bottle and she shoves it through the cage, right near where the jaguar is," Wilkerson went on to say. The zoo, citing witness accounts, has said the woman crossed over a barrier to get a photo and was attacked by a female jaguar. Last year, a man in India was attacked and killed by a bear that he tried to take a selfie with, despite being warned by his friends not to approach it. With these institutions closed because of COVID-19, the game can become a virtual escape to do what is, at its core, what the aquarium and other museums do every day. She told azfamily.com she "never crossed the barrier" and was "not trying to get a selfie." The woman who climbed over a security barrier to take a selfie with a jaguar in an Arizona zoo and got attacked by the animal has spoken out for the first time after the harrowing incident which left her with a deep gash on her arm. A similar incident involving a jaguar attack during what was allegedly an ill-conceived attempt to snap a selfie took place at a zoo in Mexico in January, 2020. The organization is also taking steps to expand upon its field of expertise by having guests on, such as fossil expert Emily Graslie of the Field Museum. The zoo spokesperson also said the woman attacked apologized for the incident, acknowledging she was in the wrong. . Fortunately, neither of these attacks turned deadly, but officials warn others to keep their distance from such animals. The irony is that people usually take these photos because they love animals, Chiara Vitali, of World Animal Protection, told The Independent last year. As he sidled up, the bear struck and a struggled ensued. 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I'm not the first, and if they don't move the fence, I'm probably not going to be the last. A woman suffered serious injuries to her arm after being attacked by a jaguar at Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park, just outside Phoenix, on Saturday. A video taken in the aftermath of the incident showed the woman lying on the ground with a clearly injured arm as people surrounded her and offered aid. Woman attacked by jaguar reportedly while taking photo at Arizona zoo Video captures the dramatic aftermath of a jaguar attack at a Phoenix-area zoo.
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