JaxDad
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Until now I hadn’t seen the exact set up and had imagined her having gotten herself right inside the enclosure somehow. I’m kind of surprised more people haven’t done what she did, given how many seem to feel free to ignore rules and guidelines when it suits them.Did she get the picture?
I don't understand what the people were doing wrong there. There were many of them standing by the glass - it does not appear to be a restricted area. Also none of them seem to be trying to provoke the tiger. Please explain it to me.A clip of a similar selfie taker at LSU was making the rounds on FB last year. Luckily, Mike's enclosure has glass windows to the viewing area rather than wire fencing, or this would have been a lot less funny to watch (and remember, Mike is not yet full-grown):
https://www.facebook.com/kj.speedy/videos/vb.100010049267362/696280917383544
Unfortunately, the viral fame of this encounter caused a rash of other idiots wanting to get video of Mike trying to jump THEM from behind, and the veterinary staff that cares for him had to post signs and ask the campus police to ticket people who got caught doing it. Cats can break their teeth jumping like that at a glass wall, and tooth loss is a major cause of illness in big cats.
I don't understand what the people were doing wrong there. There were many of them standing by the glass - it does not appear to be a restricted area. Also none of them seem to be trying to provoke the tiger. Please explain it to me.
Here is a photo. She definitely had to heave herself up and over the barrier. The cage looks to be a good 4ft(?) at least back. So even if one leans forward and extends their arms, they aren't close enough to the cage for the jaguar to swipe through to them. I'm not sure how deep is the shrubbery in between and whether she can stand on any soil once over the barrier. But, is anyone not able to figure out, other than this imbecile and small children, that the barrier is there to keep people away from being right up against the cage? She had to have been bending down, leaning against the cage, if she wanted her face near the jaguar to get a selfie.
Yes. Frankly, all news media should be posting a pic of her full face dead on, laying on the ground, since she was so desperate to post a selfie of herself. She wanted a pic that badly, GIVE IT TO HER. Maybe that would make other stupid people think first, if their imbecile actions would be plastered all over the media.
Thanks, Imzadi. I had been looking for a photo of the enclosure and just couldn’t track one down. While she was an idiot for hopping over a wall and through the bushes to get the purrrrfect shot(sorry, just had to ), I’m amazed that there isn’t more of a barrier. As someone said before, with the amount of morons who can’t seem to understand, follow or care about the rules, I’m just surprised that in this sue-happy world of ours, the zoo wouldn’t have even more in place to deter people from doing exactly what she did.
Yep, i remember a lady was straddling the rock barrier in Niagara falls...to get the perfect picture...she ended up falling over right into the falls. Never to be found. I just dont understand why people do such stupid things.Many more die Worldwide trying to get the perfect selfie...
In other words, she lawyered up.And now, shockingly , she's backtracking...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-attacked-jaguar-arizona-zoo-120658320.html
In other words, she lawyered up.
And now, shockingly , she's backtracking...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-attacked-jaguar-arizona-zoo-120658320.html