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Jacksonville: Man injured by jaguar after crossing barrier at Florida zoo

Jacksonville: Man injured by jaguar after crossing barrier at Florida zoo

By The Associated Press Troy Warren for JacksonvilleNewsAndTalk.Com The attack occurred at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens A man was injured by a jaguar at a Florida zoo after climbing over a barrier and moving too close to the animal’s enclosure, officials said. The attack occurred Wednesday at the Range of the Jaguar display at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, the Florida Times-Union reported. The man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, zoo officials said.   The man climbed over a waist-high safety barrier that puts about 4 feet of empty space between visitors and the jaguar exhibit’s fence, zoo spokeswoman Kelly Rouillard said.…
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