Gorilla attacks keeper at zoo
A male gorilla attacked and bit an intern keeper Tuesday morning at Lincoln Park Zoo after another apparent breakdown of safety protocols placed her in an outdoor gorilla exhibit while the animals were present.
Zoo officials blamed the gorilla attack on “human error” but said they have not determined whether the intern, a 32-year-old woman, or one or more of her colleagues was to blame.
Last September, in another incident attributed to human error, a female keeper was seriously injured when two lions mauled her in their outdoor exhibit.
[via Chicago Tribune]
