Singapore Zoo Tiger Attack
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Between San Francisco, Singapore and a Mexican zoo last week tigers have sure been giving keepers nightmares.
sarlo518
Active Member
i found the video of the attack here
LiveLeak.com - Tourist captures white tigers mauling man to death in Singapore zoo
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Raw cell phone video:November 13/08,Singapore.SINGAPORE: Three white tigers mauled a Malaysian to death in Singapore's zoo on Thursday after the man jumped into their enclosure, a zoo official said.
Nordin Bin Montong, 32, a Malaysian working as a cleaner at the zoo, leapt into the moat of the white tiger exhibit and was attacked, said Biswajit Guha, assistant director of zoology at the Singap More..ore Zoo in a statement.
The noise from the attack caught the attention of zookeepers nearby and they eventually managed to distract the tigers and rescue Nordin.
"Keepers managed to separate the worker from the tiger. While waiting for the ambulance, our vets attended to him," said Guha. "The worker tragically succumbed to his wound."
Singapore's Straits Times newspaper said on its website that Nordin was seen behaving in an agitated manner before he fell into the moat. Terrified visitors near the section watched the vicious attack in horror and screamed, the paper said.
LiveLeak.com - Tourist captures white tigers mauling man to death in Singapore zoo
This is the text
Raw cell phone video:November 13/08,Singapore.SINGAPORE: Three white tigers mauled a Malaysian to death in Singapore's zoo on Thursday after the man jumped into their enclosure, a zoo official said.
Nordin Bin Montong, 32, a Malaysian working as a cleaner at the zoo, leapt into the moat of the white tiger exhibit and was attacked, said Biswajit Guha, assistant director of zoology at the Singap More..ore Zoo in a statement.
The noise from the attack caught the attention of zookeepers nearby and they eventually managed to distract the tigers and rescue Nordin.
"Keepers managed to separate the worker from the tiger. While waiting for the ambulance, our vets attended to him," said Guha. "The worker tragically succumbed to his wound."
Singapore's Straits Times newspaper said on its website that Nordin was seen behaving in an agitated manner before he fell into the moat. Terrified visitors near the section watched the vicious attack in horror and screamed, the paper said.
dragon(ele)nerd
Well-Known Member
That is very sad news, I'm sure the cleaner didn't deserve this on any page, I saw Omar, winnie and Jippie last year in April when I went to go see my cousins, they looked so magnificent, but as they say looks can be deceiving.
Does anyone know why he did it?
Press reports indicated the man was homesick and depressed (his family lives in neighbouring Malaysia).
The police have absolved the zoo of any responsibility and ruled a suicide verdict. No physical changes will be made to the tiger enclosure as the safety features are deemed adequate to prevent an accidental fall. But the zoo is looking to acquire thunderflashes to scare off the animals should a similar incident happen again (hope not!).
The police have absolved the zoo of any responsibility and ruled a suicide verdict. No physical changes will be made to the tiger enclosure as the safety features are deemed adequate to prevent an accidental fall. But the zoo is looking to acquire thunderflashes to scare off the animals should a similar incident happen again (hope not!).