Polar Bear Attacks Woman At Zoo 04-11-2009

April 11, 2009 A woman has been mauled by a polar bear after jumping into its enclosure at Berlin Zoo.

The intruder was attacked just yards away from Knut, the abandoned bear who became famous around the world.

Zookeepers managed to push the bear away and carry the woman from the cage.

The mauling took place inside an enclosure occupied by four polar bears not far from Knut's home.

Heiner Kloes, a Berlin Zoo spokesman, said the enclosure is surrounded by a fence, a line of prickly hedges and a wall.

The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Police did not say why she jumped in with the bears.

"The woman has proved herself to be careless by jumping into the enclosure," a police spokesperson said.

"Logic tells us that polar bears will do this type of thing in this situation."

Last December, a man who later described himself as "lonely", jumped into the cage of the zoo's most famous polar bear.

But he emerged unscathed after zookeepers managed to distract Knut with beef.

The celebrity bear won the world's sympathy after being abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth.

A spokesman for the zoo said Knut, now two years and four months old, would never harm a human

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[tiaree972]

Stupid fat bitch!!!! Maybe she wanted to meet her hippo family but got the wrong enclosure!!

[sharkk43]

did the bears survive the fat bitch's atack?

[mamadoenut]

they should have left the woman in there...she wanted to be a meal.

[narleyboy]

Poor bears,

[andrea199310]

Die you fat stupid asshole!!!

[keliata]

@gnomopocho she didn't fall, she jumped in there, and started to swim towards one of them. She did this all during their feeding time.

[keliata]

technically, she attacked them by trespassing into their enclosure. I feel sorry for the bear, geez, it's not natural to be cooped up in a zoo. They can't hunt, they can't hibernate for five months like bears in the wild.

Finally, this reckless suicidal woman could have dragged one of her rescuers to HIS death. She was sooo heavy

[gnomopocho]

How did she fall there?

[madatgravity1984]

If they waited a few mins she would have been lighter to pull up!

[thompkinsbilal2]

they didnt want her most animals dont like humans too nasty

[thompkinsbilal2]

she wasnt diserable lol

[xxbenjamin32xx]

they thought she was a walrus lollllll