Selfie Gone Wrong: Woman Who Crossed Zoo Barrier To Take Picture Near Jaguar Survives Attack

Newsweek ^ | March 10, 2019 | GILLIAN EDEVANE

[EdnaMode]

An attempt at taking a selfie at the zoo devolved into a dangerous situation for a woman in Phoenix, Arizona, on Saturday evening, according to zoo officials and emergency responders.

The visitor at the city's Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park allegedly crossed a barrier to snap a photo near a jaguar when the animal clawed her arm, causing injuries.

A witness who captured video of the aftermath of the attack posted the footage to Reddit; it depicts the zoo guest crying on the ground with visible, bloody gashes on her arm as bystanders crowd around to offer aid.

The zoo confirmed the incident in a statement and said the guest had been taken to the hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.

[dp0622]

thanks :)

I could use a laugh.

[rockabyebaby]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[Sequoyah101]

Then you would be as miserable around my area as I am. This area reeks of ignorance. My search for intelligent life has so far come up as empty as SETI.

The children don’t stand a chinaman’s chance being raised by who they have as examples. Coarse, crude and ignorant are their role models.

I am sickened by what has become of our nation.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Good points.

Some friends and I discussed, how Trump indicated that this year is the 75th anniversary of D-Day. And we wondered, if World War II happened today, would we be up to the challenge; would be fight and win such a war today.

We talked of the youth of today not being the same as the young men who fought World War II.

[moovova]

Democrat.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

Very Lucky to be alive.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[Zhang Fei]

[Jaguar eh!

The US Government decided to exterminate the Jaguars in the USA during the 40s. They used to be as plentiful as mountain lions, but the interior department put a hefty bounty on them and lots of GIs back from WW2 wiped them all out. Now we have several crack pot conservationists who want to re-introduce them.

Most of them were in New Mexico, Arizona, California and Texas, but they would occasionally be seen as far north and east as Pennsylvania and Western New York. Glad their gone. They were considered to be the strongest and most powerful big cat, even more so than tigers.]

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I like how some people get het up when Africans kill some near-extinction large herbivore or predator in Africa. I don’t think people whose primary experience with these animals is from behind a moat or whatever safe-for-the-public enclosure understand how life-threatening they are for people living in the rural areas where these animals roam. People get picked off all the time while bathing or doing their laundry in the river, or merely gathering brush for cooking or heating.

Most civilized societies have - quite sensibly - wiped out the large and dangerous animals in their midst. I expect the average African would be more than glad to export all their (dangerous) elephants, rhinos, lions, Cape buffaloes and so on to the West to replace the ones that were wiped out thousands of years ago there. But I doubt we’d be too thrilled to have to deal with these vermin on a day-to-day basis. How’d you like to have a lion pounce on your car while you’re barreling down the freeway? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_lion

[taxcontrol]

Pain Association Therapy. Not just for kids.

[bgill]

Annnnd there was someone getting the video, of course.

Did she get the selfie? That’s all that matters.

[righttackle44]

What's really important here, people, is whether the American or British pronunciation of the animal name is jaguar, or jag-u-are.

That way, she won't get confused about whether she was attached by an animal or a car.

That's how bloody stupid she is.

[Yaelle]

Yeah where’s the selfie?

Jeez people are stupid

[Dr.Deth]

If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough

[equaviator]

“Did she get the selfie? That’s all that matters.”

She got herself a ‘self-inflictie’ instead.

[gibsosa]

Culling the herd.

[Carriage Hill]

You and me, both.

[American in Israel]

“For in the last days men will become lovers of self”...

[steve86]

“Here I am at the park, look at my fabulous outfit.” “Here I am in the hospital when my niece was born, wasn’t my hair fantastic that day?”

I don’t doubt what you say but fortunately I don’t know a single person who acts like that. I have four grandchildren here (I am guardian) and I can’t think of one single selfie taken by any of them. And I do see their accounts.

[sparklite2]

I don’t doubt what you say but fortunately I don’t know a single person who acts like that.

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You reminded me of someone I knew who was just like that.

We got a Christmas card/photo that showed him leaning across a hospital bed grinning broadly into the camera while his wife, who had just given birth, lies there with no make up on and looking out of it. But he had a great smile. LOL

[hinckley buzzard]

Yup. “Selfiecide.” Just one more of Nature’s innovative ways to cull the herd.

[hinckley buzzard]

Stupidity is inborn. Ignorance is immoral.