Meanwhile in Arizona . . .
While visiting the Wildlife World Zoo just outside Phoenix, Arizona over the weekend, one woman needed to get a good shot for the ‘gram and crossed a protective barrier to get a selfie with a jaguar.
(Side Note: The woman was in her 30s . . . as in “old enough to know better!”)
She got a closer encounter that intended when the majestic beast reached through the cage and grabbed the woman’s arm.
Other zoo patrons who witnessed what was happening stepped in to help the woman, with one person even distracting the jaguar with a water bottle when it finally released the lady from it’s grip.
While she did need medical attention, the woman is OK.
The Zoo tweeted out their statement, saying, “The visitor sustained non-life threatening injuries to their arm from one of our female jaguars. At the request of the family, paramedics were called. At no time was the animal out of its enclosure … please understand why barriers are put in place. Sending prayers to the family tonight.”
The zoo also acknowledged the jaguar would NOT be put down as a result of the incident, because of human error for the guest crossing the protection barriers.
We will say this about the woman who just needed to get that selfie, though . . . when some people were coming hard for the zoo and how they handled the situation, the woman took ownership that she is fully to blame and the attack was not the Zoo nor the jaguar’s fault.
That’s called “accepting responsibility for your actions.”
(CNN)
