Sunday, December 20, 2009

Another Tiger Attack

This report is a little different to other reports on attacks by white tigers in that it does not say 'rare' white tiger. I hope the keeper makes a full and speedy recovery.

White tiger savages zookeeper

A German zookeeper was taken to hospital in a serious condition after she was mauled by a white tiger while cleaning out its cage.


Police say the male tiger - named Karim - attacked the 30-year-old while her back was turned, after slipping through a gate she had apparently left unlocked.

Colleagues at the zoo in the eastern town of Aschersleben managed to distract the tiger long enough for him to let go of his prey, before driving him back into his cage.

The zootender was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries, including to one arm, although her life was not in danger, a police statement said.

The Aschersleben zoo is home to a pair of Bengali white tigers: Karim the male and a female, Kiara, who gave birth to a litter of cubs earlier this year.

Last year Karim the tiger attacked and killed a Siberian tiger that

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