Exotic Incident #971
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San Diego, CA - USA
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Incident Date:
06/03/2007
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Summary:
Ikela, a 15-year-old pregnant bonobo, bit off the tip of a zookeeper’s index finger at the San Diego Zoo. Another bonobo, Lana, retrieved the finger from the enclosure. The keeper was taken to a local hospital to have the finger reattached.