The hunt for British Big Cats attracts far more newspaper column-inches than any other cryptozoological subject. There are so many of them now that we feel that they should be archived by us in some way, so we should have a go at publishing a regular round-up of the stories as they come in. Curated by Carl Marshall and Olivia McCarthy
Thursday, 7 August 2014
Tiger Rips Off 11-Year-Old Boy's Hand as He Strokes Big Cat at Brazilian Zoo [GRAPHIC VIDEO]
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An 11-year-old boy's hand was partially amputated after it was nearly ripped off by a tiger at a southern Brazilian zoo.
The incident happened at the Cascavel Zoo in the state of Parana, when the boy, along with his father and three-year-old brother, got into the restricted part of the tiger's enclosure.
The father reportedly allowed his son to enter the prohibited area and stroke the tiger. The next moment the boy was seen in a pool of blood, Scallywag and Vagabond reported.
According to an eye witness, the boy was trying to feed the tiger, named Hu, with meat pieces when the big cat grabbed his hand and mauled him.
Music teacher Ricardo Espindola, who recorded the video, said that "he was giving the tiger pieces of food, meat and stroking it."
"I finished looking at the animals, left, then heard the screams. I went down and saw the father running with the boy with his arm hanging. I called the ambulance," he added.
"He was in shock, talking nonsense, talking that he was going to die."
However, the boy was received quick treatment but lost his injured hand and still remains in the intensive care unit.
The boy's father was arrested by the local police on charges of negligence but later released on bail.
The zoo officials, described the tiger as a quiet animal.
Watch the video below:
An 11-year-old boy's hand was partially amputated after it was nearly ripped off by a tiger at a southern Brazilian zoo.The incident happened at the Cascavel Zoo in the state of Parana, when the boy, along with his father and three-year-old brother, got into the restricted part of the tiger's enclosure.
The father reportedly allowed his son to enter the prohibited area and stroke the tiger. The next moment the boy was seen in a pool of blood, Scallywag and Vagabond reported.
According to an eye witness, the boy was trying to feed the tiger, named Hu, with meat pieces when the big cat grabbed his hand and mauled him.
Music teacher Ricardo Espindola, who recorded the video, said that "he was giving the tiger pieces of food, meat and stroking it."
"I finished looking at the animals, left, then heard the screams. I went down and saw the father running with the boy with his arm hanging. I called the ambulance," he added.
"He was in shock, talking nonsense, talking that he was going to die."
However, the boy was received quick treatment but lost his injured hand and still remains in the intensive care unit.
The boy's father was arrested by the local police on charges of negligence but later released on bail.
The zoo officials, described the tiger as a quiet animal.
Watch the video below:
UK SIGHTINGS: Chelmer Village resident 'very afraid' as 'big cat' spotted in Chelmsford
THE latest sighting of a big cat in Essex as it darted through the
undergrowth in rural Chelmsford left a woman terrified as she drove home
on a summer's evening.The animal was spotted at 7.20pm in Brook End Road South, Chelmer Village, by a resident who lives nearby as she was heading out for a walk with her husband.
As she looked out of the window she noticed the animal appear from the bushes and decided to get out of the car to investigate.
"Just as I turned right into that road, and when I was level with the two houses on the right, I suddenly said, 'oh my goodness, look at that' to my husband
Read more: http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/Chelmer-Village-resident-afraid-big-cat-spotted/story-22018442-detail/story.html#ixzz39EFUkiYB
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
NEWSLINK: Leopard remains elusive at IIT after day-long search
Mumbai Mirror | Jul 24, 2014, 12.05 AM IST
Police and forest officials at IIT on Wednesday
Omkar Khandekar
Big cat reportedly entered workshop. Officials lay trap hoping it searches for food.
The reported sighting of a leopard inside a building of the IIT-Bombay campus led to police and forest officials cordoning off a road and laying a trap in the area on Wednesday.
An IIT-B staffer saw the leopard in a workshop of the mechanical engineering department. It was the third time in as many months that the big cat had ventured into an area inhabited by humans. The previous two incidents had been at Warlipada, Thane, and Hiranandani Complex, Powai.
The leopard continued to remain elusive till late on Wednesday night. The big cat is believed to have entered the workshop through an open exhaust vent. Many working in the mechanical engineering department said the animal had been spotted for two to three days in the leafy fringes of the campus, but only on Monday did it enter a building.
Police and forest officials at IIT on Wednesday
Omkar Khandekar
Big cat reportedly entered workshop. Officials lay trap hoping it searches for food.
The reported sighting of a leopard inside a building of the IIT-Bombay campus led to police and forest officials cordoning off a road and laying a trap in the area on Wednesday.
An IIT-B staffer saw the leopard in a workshop of the mechanical engineering department. It was the third time in as many months that the big cat had ventured into an area inhabited by humans. The previous two incidents had been at Warlipada, Thane, and Hiranandani Complex, Powai.
The leopard continued to remain elusive till late on Wednesday night. The big cat is believed to have entered the workshop through an open exhaust vent. Many working in the mechanical engineering department said the animal had been spotted for two to three days in the leafy fringes of the campus, but only on Monday did it enter a building.
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