Zoo blames fatal attack on human error
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A zookeeper who was fatally attacked by a jaguar had violated the rules by opening the door to the animal's cage, zoo officials said Tuesday. Denver Zoo Vice President Craig Piper said the February death of Ashlee Pfaff was caused by "human error."
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CALGARY (CP) - A three-week-old baby elephant that had been rejected by its mother has died at the Calgary Zoo. Zookeepers and veterinarians had been providing round-the-clock care to the unnamed Asian elephant
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BANGKOK -- Authorities will kill about 40 tigers believed to be sick with bird flu after 30 others died at a private zoo, officials said yesterday.
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Intruders decapitated three flamingos and strangled a fourth in a grisly attack at Frankfurt's zoo, officials said Tuesday.
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An accident involving a giraffe at  a Swedish zoo injures a zookeeper and kills the animal.
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Officials on Sunday were trying to determine why a zookeeper killed by a jaguar had opened the door to the animal's enclosure when zoo policies ban staff members from entering exhibits when big cats are inside.
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Four flamingos housed at Frankfurt zoo in Germany are killed in an apparent attack by intruders.
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Recently, a polar bear cub was rejected by its mother in a German zoo.  Had this happened in the wild, the cub would have been left to fend for itself, and would quite likely have died.  In this case, however, zookeepers decided to care for the cub by hand, a decision which has ironically prompted outrage from at least one animal rights group, who have suggested that it would be more humane to kill the cub, rather than allow it to become dependent on humans for its entire life.    This is an interesting point, and one which has dark but intriguing ramifications when applied to certain other species - namely, homo sapiens.  Artificially prolonging the lifespan of genetically inferior instances of the species runs counter to the purpose of evolution.  It makes us all weaker.
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Twenty-one lions are dying in a zoo in Chandigarh after a cross-breeding experiment to boost the park's attractions went disastrously wrong.
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A petting zoo at the state fair was the likely source of harmful bacteria that caused 15 children to contract a life-threatening kidney ailment this fall, state health officials said Thursday.
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Police fail to save man from fatal mauling by rottweiler-type animal
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A lion attacked an animal keeper at a zoo Thursday, leaving her with serious wounds before fellow workers could shoo the beast away.
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Four tigers escaped their cages at the San Francisco Zoo on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring two others, a newspaper reported.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2 -- The director of the San Francisco Zoo brushed off criticism Wednesday that two victims were denied help in the frantic moments after a fatal Christmas Day tiger attack, saying his workers acted heroically.
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The director of the San Francisco Zoo brushed off criticism Wednesday that two victims were denied help in the frantic moments after a fatal Christmas Day tiger attack, saying his employees acted heroically.
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Police radio transcripts from the night of a deadly tiger attack revealed a chaotic scene at the San Francisco Zoo as zookeepers struggled to sedate the animal and medics refused to enter until they knew they would be safe.
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