WORLD : Rhino Kills Woman in Swiss Zoo
<i> From Times Wire Services</i>
BASEL, Switzerland —
A woman was attacked and killed today after climbing into a zoo enclosure with a female rhinoceros and her calf.
The woman approached the 8-year-old rhinoceros and stroked it for several minutes, city authorities said. But when the calf neared, the mother’s protective instincts were apparently aroused and she went for the woman.
The unidentified 29-year-old Swiss woman tried to escape with the help of a zoo attendant but was attacked a second time and fatally injured, authorities said.
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