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Hopefully the tiger isn't put down because of this moron.[h1]Man critically injured after jumping into tiger den at Bronx Zoo [/h1][h2]25-year-old man was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in serious condition after the incident[/h2]Comments (17)[h3]By Kerry Wills And Barry Paddock / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS[/h3][h5]Friday, September 21, 2012, 4:36 PM[/h5]
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[h4]Julie Larsen Maher/WCS[/h4][h4] [/h4]
Three Amur tiger cubs pictured with their mother in the Tiger Mountain exhibit at the Bronx Zoo.
An animal nut was mauled by a tiger at the Bronx Zoo Friday after he leapt from the monorail ride into the animal’s den in a crazed suicide attempt.
The 25-year-old, identified by sources as David Villalobos of Mahopac, N.Y., jumped from the popular Wild Asia Monorail about 3 p.m., officials said.
"Our emergency response staff immediately went to the site and used a CO2 fire extinguisher to move the tiger away from the person," Bronx Zoo Director Jim Breheny said in a statement.
"Once the tiger backed off, the man was instructed to roll under a hot wire to safety."
His lung was punctured and leg mauled, officials said. Doctors were trying to save his leg, sources said.
Villalobos remained conscious and was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center in critical condition.
VIDEO: POLICE INVESTIGATE AFTER MAN IS LEFT IN CRITICAL CONDITION BY TIGER ATTACK
"He's amazing and he loves everybody, " said the victim's sister, who declined to give her name. "I really don't know what happened. "
She said the family didn't know he was at the zoo today.
The tiger was a 12-year-old male.
On a Facebook page under the victim’s name, photos of tigers were posted in the last week, including one Thursday of a mother tiger licking her baby.
An image of foxes with the message, “We have more to fear from other people than from other animals” also was posted Thursday. Other posts promote a vegetarian diet.
Another image posted Thursday bears the message, “We need to stop being victims and living out of fear. We need to stop preparing for disaster, instead to anticipate a glorious future.”
With Joe Kemp
bpaddock@nydailynews.com
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...den-bronx-zoo-article-1.1165004#ixzz279KfOrap
