A three-year old boy is facing plastic surgery after his
face was mauled by a ‘friendly’ tiger yesterday who was outside its cage being
walked by two zoo keepers because it was feeling unwell.
face was mauled by a ‘friendly’ tiger yesterday who was outside its cage being
walked by two zoo keepers because it was feeling unwell.
The boy, who suffered serious injuries, reportedly ran
towards to tiger who was lying on the ground outside of his cage at the
Montekristo animal park, which is located in the Malta’s Hal-Farrug district.
towards to tiger who was lying on the ground outside of his cage at the
Montekristo animal park, which is located in the Malta’s Hal-Farrug district.
According to witnesses, the boy approached the tiger which
then wrapped its paws around the toddler as if play-fighting.
then wrapped its paws around the toddler as if play-fighting.
Officials at the zoo said the tiger hit the boy with her
claw as she wrapped her paws around him and insist that at no point did the
tiger bite him.
claw as she wrapped her paws around him and insist that at no point did the
tiger bite him.
The toddler, who was visiting the park with a 56-year-old
man and other relatives, was rushed to hospital following the attack. Hospital
sources quoted in Maltese media said the boy suffered lacerations to his face
and head, and was due to undergo an emergency operation, and will ‘probably
need plastic surgery’.
man and other relatives, was rushed to hospital following the attack. Hospital
sources quoted in Maltese media said the boy suffered lacerations to his face
and head, and was due to undergo an emergency operation, and will ‘probably
need plastic surgery’.
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