More trouble at the San Francisco Zoo

in Animal News on March 01, 2008

Two months after a Siberian tiger mauled three men at the San Francisco Zoo — resulting in the death of one of them — two other men were allegedly caught late Thursday throwing acorns at the zoo’s two black rhinos. Zoo officials said the rhinos, which are endangered, did not appear agitated by the incident. “I’m so glad the system works well,” zoo spokesman Paul Garcia said, referring to the emergency hotline phones that were installed after the maulings by Tatiana the tiger on Christmas Day. (There is no reference int he news story to the use of the hotline phones.)

Man cited for allegedly throwing acorns at San Francisco Zoo’s rhinos
Linda Goldston
San Jose Mercury News

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