Man killed by tiger after entering enclosure at U.K. wildlife park
The incident occurred at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park near the city of Doncaster, police said.
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The incident occurred at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park near the city of Doncaster, police said.
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The camera trap footage shows the three cubs scampering in a forest while their mother prowls around.
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"The patient obviously had received some serious lacerations and puncture wounds from the animal. She was quite pale," an official added.
The cubs - a female named Tochka and a male named Timur - explored their enclosure together with their mother, 13-year-old Katinka.
A team was deployed to search for the critically endangered cat after a man was found dead with wounds indicating a tiger attack.
"Evidence gathered from the enclosure points towards him being alive when he was attacked by the tigers," an officer said.
"The animal regarded this as a threat" and killed the man, who was found dead near the remains of his dog, officials said.
The two-year-old Mila slipped off a bench after being given anesthesia for an important dental treatment, the zoo said.
Prosecutors distributed photos of the big cat resting in its cage alongside a dog, hoping residents will phone police if they see the tiger.
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Officers responding to a shooting spotted a blood trail and followed it to an unlocked trailer and that's where the tiger was found.
The animal was believed to be less than 1 year old, but tigers can grow to 600 pounds, the department said.
The mother suffered punctured lungs and wounds to her abdomen while the toddler had deep gashes on his head.
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Officials say he wasn't authorized to enter an enclosure while the tiger was being fed. Both his arms were injured. It was the second such incident in Florida in three months.