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Polar Bears Attack Woman Seeking Knut in Berlin Zoo

Where: Hardenbergplatz 8, Berlin, Germany, 10787
April 13, 2009 at 8:41 AM | by | Comment (1)

While we often joke here at Jaunted headquarters about appeasing the animal overlords that will one day rule the earth, there is nothing funny about a woman who hopped a fence on Friday at the polar bear habitat at the Berlin Zoo and was promptly mauled by three bears who share the space with former child star, Knut.

The unidentified woman took great effort to get into the habitat, scaling a fence, a line of hedges and a wall before diving into the bears' pool. She appeared to be laughing and happy as she splashed in the water toward one of the big bears, [Daily Mail of London] said.

The woman survived, suffering bite marks on her legs, arms and buttocks. She is currently being hospitalized and there is no word if the woman, believed to be mentally ill, will face any criminal charges. Knut, in case you are wondering, did not participate in the attack on the woman.

Related Stories:
· Polar Bear Nightmare [NY Post]
· Zookeepers rescue woman from polar bear mauling [Times UK]
· Berlin Zoo [Official Site]

[Photo via NY Post]

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When animals attack.

And then people wonder why animals attack human beings. It's because of incidents like these. Although animals should be more afraid of us then vice versa, we should always be cautious.
ecortes on April 13, 2009 at 11:30 AM #Permalink

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