Tigers Kill Man Who Stuck His Arm Into Zoo Cage

Darwin strikes again. Fox News is reporting that there was an unfortunate incident that occurred in Gauhati, India.

Two tigers killed a man who stuck his arm into their enclosure in northeastern India on Wednesday, ripping off his arm as his family and dozens of visitors looked on, zoo officials said.

The man, identified as 50-year-old Jayaprakash Bezbaruah, avoided zoo safety precautions in an apparent attempt to photograph the two adult Bengal tigers up close, said Gauhati zoo warden Narayan Mahanta.

I wonder if he got that shot he was looking for. But in any event, I have never wondered why there were safety precautions around tiger cages (or lion cages or any of the big predatory cats). I can only imagine what sort of insanity came over this unfortunate soul to try something so stupid.

Story here.

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