DENVER --
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<ST1:STREET w:st="on">Jaguar named Jorge put down after killing Zookeeper.
In a news release, the zoo said the zookeeper was attacked about 11:30 a.m. by a 140-pound, six-year-old male jaguar named Jorge who has been at the zoo for nearly two years.
Visitors at the zoo were asked to leave the park after the attack. The zoo was closed for the day.
According to the zoo, after the mauling, the jaguar approached emergency teams caring for the injured zookeeper, and a zoo employee shot and killed the animal.
Denver Police spokesman Sonny Jackson said police are investigating as a matter of routine.
The zookeeper was taken to <ST1LACE w:st="on"><ST1LACENAME w:st="on">Denver General</ST1LACENAME> <ST1LACETYPE w:st="on">Hospital</ST1LACETYPE></ST1LACE>. Her name was not immediately released.
The zoo says the public was never at risk during the incident.
Amy Sarno at the zoo's public relations office said zoo officials did not know how the mauling occurred or what led up to the incident. She also said she could not release information on the zookeeper's condition.
Sarno said it was not immediately known if the zoo would be open on Sunday.
"Obviously, everyone is very upset," she said.
According to the zoo's Web site, the facility just added a 16-month-old female jaguar named Caipora in December. The female was to be paired with Jorge when she was old enough.
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On the Net: http://www.denverzoo.org
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Very tragic story.
wil.
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<ST1:STREET w:st="on">Jaguar named Jorge put down after killing Zookeeper.
In a news release, the zoo said the zookeeper was attacked about 11:30 a.m. by a 140-pound, six-year-old male jaguar named Jorge who has been at the zoo for nearly two years.
Visitors at the zoo were asked to leave the park after the attack. The zoo was closed for the day.
According to the zoo, after the mauling, the jaguar approached emergency teams caring for the injured zookeeper, and a zoo employee shot and killed the animal.
Denver Police spokesman Sonny Jackson said police are investigating as a matter of routine.
The zookeeper was taken to <ST1
LACE w:st="on"><ST1LACENAME w:st="on">Denver General</ST1LACENAME> <ST1LACETYPE w:st="on">Hospital</ST1LACETYPE></ST1LACE>. Her name was not immediately released. The zoo says the public was never at risk during the incident.
Amy Sarno at the zoo's public relations office said zoo officials did not know how the mauling occurred or what led up to the incident. She also said she could not release information on the zookeeper's condition.
Sarno said it was not immediately known if the zoo would be open on Sunday.
"Obviously, everyone is very upset," she said.
According to the zoo's Web site, the facility just added a 16-month-old female jaguar named Caipora in December. The female was to be paired with Jorge when she was old enough.
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On the Net: http://www.denverzoo.org
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Very tragic story.
wil.
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