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09/08/2013
Mother And Daughter Hurt In Zoo Attack
A mother and her two-year-old daughter have been attacked by a tapir at Dublin Zoo.
The attacked happened during a supervised, close-quarters visit, that the mother and daughter had been allowed to take. The two-year-old was attacked but both the animal and the girl's mother was injured when she tried to help her child.
Tapir's are similar in size to pigs and look similar to an anteater. Normally docile animals, it is understood that the animal had given birth last month.
The child was taken to Temple Street Hospital and the mother is receiving treatment at the Mater.
The zoo is investigating what it has described as an "unfortunate accident".
(MH/CD)
The attacked happened during a supervised, close-quarters visit, that the mother and daughter had been allowed to take. The two-year-old was attacked but both the animal and the girl's mother was injured when she tried to help her child.
Tapir's are similar in size to pigs and look similar to an anteater. Normally docile animals, it is understood that the animal had given birth last month.
The child was taken to Temple Street Hospital and the mother is receiving treatment at the Mater.
The zoo is investigating what it has described as an "unfortunate accident".
(MH/CD)
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