A TWO YEAR-old girl is in a serious condition in hospital after being attacked by a normally-docile animal in Dublin Zoo.
The mother of the child was also attacked as she attempted to stop the animal.
The young girl was part of a supervised visit to the animal’s enclosure at the zoo. It is believed that the tapir became agitated and attacked the child, leaving her with deep cuts on her arm and stomach. She underwent surgery last night in Temple Street Children’s Hospital and her mother is in a less serious condition in the Mater Hospital.
A Dublin Zoo spokesperson said that the incident was unusual and called it “an unfortunate accident involving a mother and her child in the Brazilian tapir area”.
We would also like to emphasise that our immediate concern is the health and well-being of the visitors involved in this accident.
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