Woman hops tiger fence at Toronto Zoo for hat
By Maryam Shah, Toronto Sun
First posted: Sunday, April 17, 2016 12:21 PM EDT | Updated: Sunday, April 17, 2016 04:11 PM EDT
TORONTO - That must have been some hat.
It’s a safe bet that Hari the tiger wasn’t expecting someone to jump a fence into an area surrounding his Toronto Zoo enclosure on Saturday.
A video posted on YouTube shows a woman jumping into part of the endangered Sumatran tiger’s exhibit to retrieve a hat.
A man in the video can be heard berating the fence-jumper, calling her a “moron.” She landed in an area which is separated from the tiger by a fence.
“It sets a bad example for others, it was irresponsible,” zoo spokesman Jennifer Tracey said Sunday.
Zoo officials say they are investigating what happened and urged people to snitch on anyone who tries to climb into an animal exhibit.
“Then we can certainly pursue it immediately,” Tracey said.
Anyone who breaches an animal enclosure faces possible trespassing charges or being banned from the zoo.
Hari, who is doing fine after all the excitement, would have been “startled” to see someone other than a zookeeper approaching him, Tracey added.
mshah@postmedia.com
A woman is seen between two fences of the tiger enclosure at the Toronto Zoo in this screengrab from YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHxPpgAzd3Y
Woman hops tiger fence at Toronto Zoo for hat | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto S
By Maryam Shah, Toronto Sun
First posted: Sunday, April 17, 2016 12:21 PM EDT | Updated: Sunday, April 17, 2016 04:11 PM EDT
TORONTO - That must have been some hat.
It’s a safe bet that Hari the tiger wasn’t expecting someone to jump a fence into an area surrounding his Toronto Zoo enclosure on Saturday.
A video posted on YouTube shows a woman jumping into part of the endangered Sumatran tiger’s exhibit to retrieve a hat.
A man in the video can be heard berating the fence-jumper, calling her a “moron.” She landed in an area which is separated from the tiger by a fence.
“It sets a bad example for others, it was irresponsible,” zoo spokesman Jennifer Tracey said Sunday.
Zoo officials say they are investigating what happened and urged people to snitch on anyone who tries to climb into an animal exhibit.
“Then we can certainly pursue it immediately,” Tracey said.
Anyone who breaches an animal enclosure faces possible trespassing charges or being banned from the zoo.
Hari, who is doing fine after all the excitement, would have been “startled” to see someone other than a zookeeper approaching him, Tracey added.
mshah@postmedia.com
A woman is seen between two fences of the tiger enclosure at the Toronto Zoo in this screengrab from YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHxPpgAzd3Y
Woman hops tiger fence at Toronto Zoo for hat | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto S