SINGAPORE: The Singapore Zoo has been having some trouble of
late.
After two recent incidents, it has reported that a crocodile had
attacked its zoo keeper.
Last Sunday, news broke that a jaguar had escaped from its
cage.
On Monday, a serval cat attacked a Chinese tourist during a
Creatures of the Night show at the Night Safari.
On Thursday, news came that a 1.7m long gavial, a kind of
crocodile, attacked a zoo keeper two Sundays ago.
Jamaludin Abdul Wahid, a zookeeper of 15 years, was cleaning the
gavial pen when the incident occurred.
He said the animal bit through his left boot to his shin, and he
had to take off his boot to pry his leg free.
According to zoo staff, the gavial was being chased by another
gavial when it accidentally bit Mr Jamaludin.
The zoo keeper was rushed to the National University Hospital,
where he might have to stay for up to six weeks.
Doctors told him there were seven puncture holes in his leg; they
also extracted a 2cm crocodile tooth embedded in his shin.
Fortunately, as he was wearing safety boots, his leg bone was not
fractured.
It is not known why he was in the cage alone, as zoo regulations
specify that two experienced zookeepers must always be present when
dealing with dangerous animals like crocodiles. - CNA /dt
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