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Zoo-Tiger Escape | National Geographic


late on Christmas Day most visitors had

late on Christmas Day most visitors had already left California’s San Francisco

already left California’s San Francisco

already left California’s San Francisco Zoo someone reported seeing young men

Zoo someone reported seeing young men

Zoo someone reported seeing young men roaring at the Lions but no one

roaring at the Lions but no one

roaring at the Lions but no one mentioned seeing anything out of the

mentioned seeing anything out of the

mentioned seeing anything out of the ordinary at the tiger grotto an hour

ordinary at the tiger grotto an hour

ordinary at the tiger grotto an hour later one 17-year old boy and one

later one 17-year old boy and one

later one 17-year old boy and one Siberian tiger were dead

we have deemed the site as a blast night

we have deemed the site as a blast night a crime scene we want to it the incident

a crime scene we want to it the incident

a crime scene we want to it the incident was international news cool beer

was international news cool beer

was international news cool beer dhaliwal aged 23 and his brother Paul

dhaliwal aged 23 and his brother Paul

dhaliwal aged 23 and his brother Paul aged 19 were both attacked by the

aged 19 were both attacked by the

aged 19 were both attacked by the escaped tiger their friend Carlos Souza

escaped tiger their friend Carlos Souza

escaped tiger their friend Carlos Souza jr. was killed his family and friends

jr. was killed his family and friends

jr. was killed his family and friends mourned his death the city shut down too

mourned his death the city shut down too

mourned his death the city shut down too soon the tragedy raised serious

soon the tragedy raised serious

soon the tragedy raised serious questions about how and why dangerous

questions about how and why dangerous

questions about how and why dangerous animals are kept in captivity if you had

animals are kept in captivity if you had

animals are kept in captivity if you had asked me the day before was it adequate

asked me the day before was it adequate

asked me the day before was it adequate for holding animals I would have told

for holding animals I would have told

for holding animals I would have told you yes obviously it wasn’t

the grotto measured 56 feet long by 76

the grotto measured 56 feet long by 76 feet wide it’s dry moat was 29 feet

feet wide it’s dry moat was 29 feet

feet wide it’s dry moat was 29 feet across and 12 feet 9 inches deep it had

across and 12 feet 9 inches deep it had

across and 12 feet 9 inches deep it had always safely kept Tigers apart from the

always safely kept Tigers apart from the

always safely kept Tigers apart from the viewing public until now the tiger that

viewing public until now the tiger that

viewing public until now the tiger that escaped was named tatianna

escaped was named tatianna

escaped was named tatianna she was a four year old 243 pound female

she was a four year old 243 pound female

she was a four year old 243 pound female she had been bred for strong genes and

she had been bred for strong genes and

she had been bred for strong genes and was acquired by the San Francisco Zoo

was acquired by the San Francisco Zoo

was acquired by the San Francisco Zoo when she was two years old there were

when she was two years old there were

when she was two years old there were few clues as to how the tiger escaped or

few clues as to how the tiger escaped or

few clues as to how the tiger escaped or why she killed the zoo’s veterinarian

why she killed the zoo’s veterinarian

why she killed the zoo’s veterinarian dr. Freeland Unger conducted the animal

dr. Freeland Unger conducted the animal

dr. Freeland Unger conducted the animal equivalent of an autopsy called a

equivalent of an autopsy called a

equivalent of an autopsy called a necropsy on tatyana dunker found no

necropsy on tatyana dunker found no

necropsy on tatyana dunker found no evidence of trauma or illness before the

evidence of trauma or illness before the

evidence of trauma or illness before the escape but the Tigers claws did reveal

escape but the Tigers claws did reveal

escape but the Tigers claws did reveal information about how she got out the

information about how she got out the

information about how she got out the front claws were not frayed she didn’t

front claws were not frayed she didn’t

front claws were not frayed she didn’t like grab on something and then pull

like grab on something and then pull

like grab on something and then pull down she was already up her hind legs

down she was already up her hind legs

down she was already up her hind legs were overused to allow her to gain the

were overused to allow her to gain the

were overused to allow her to gain the traction to get up and out her first

traction to get up and out her first

traction to get up and out her first attempt was successful it appears

was one of the shortest days of the year

was one of the shortest days of the year and darkness came quickly it happened as

and darkness came quickly it happened as

and darkness came quickly it happened as they got down from the exhibit rail

Paul heard a sound in the bushes Tiger

Paul heard a sound in the bushes Tiger was out

a newspaper reported that cool beer and

a newspaper reported that cool beer and Carlos succeeded in stopping the moment

but the tiger turned on Carlos the

but the tiger turned on Carlos the attack was fatal

Paul was badly injured bleeding from

Paul was badly injured bleeding from wounds on his head and neck the tiger

wounds on his head and neck the tiger

wounds on his head and neck the tiger followed their trail the men arrived at

followed their trail the men arrived at

followed their trail the men arrived at the recently closed Terrace Cafe their

the recently closed Terrace Cafe their

the recently closed Terrace Cafe their pleas for help went unanswered at 5:21

pleas for help went unanswered at 5:21

pleas for help went unanswered at 5:21 p.m. cool beer called 9-1-1

p.m. cool beer called 9-1-1

p.m. cool beer called 9-1-1 within minutes the police were moving

within minutes the police were moving

within minutes the police were moving toward the cafe so was the tiger

when police arrived at the cafe

when police arrived at the cafe the tiger was sitting next to cool beer

his brother Paul was lying wounded

his brother Paul was lying wounded nearby

the tiger moved toward the police the

the tiger moved toward the police the incident itself took place in less than

incident itself took place in less than

incident itself took place in less than 20 minutes the police department was

20 minutes the police department was

20 minutes the police department was called in unfortunately the animal was

called in unfortunately the animal was

called in unfortunately the animal was you know was killed the first deadly

you know was killed the first deadly

you know was killed the first deadly escape in American zoo history was over

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