Exotic Incident #79
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Bloomington, IL - USA
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Incident Date:
01/09/1995
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Summary:
A man climbed the fence to the snow leopard exhibit at the Miller Park Zoo to pat the leopard on the head. When the leopard latched onto the man’s hand, the man jerked free and sustained a 3-1/2-inch cut on his palm.