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LOOK reader reporter
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At the Zurich Zoo, a male Philippines crocodile bit an animal keeper at the end of December.
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EQ Images
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Zoo director Alex Rübel currently has an empty crocodile enclosure.
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TV 2 Fyn
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Another crocodile from the zoo’s stock was brought to Denmark in a wooden box in April 2018.
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LOOK reader reporter
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The only crocodile in Zurich had to be shot last December after the caregiver’s attack.
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Photo MVW
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It is still unclear whether a new Philippines crocodile will come to Zurich.
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On December 23, a crocodile attacked an animal keeper in Zurich Zoo (LOOK reported). The woman’s hand could be saved, but the reptile had to be shot.
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The keeper is on the mend, as Zurich Zoo wrote in a message. Her hand was badly injured, an operation lasting several hours was necessary.
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Longer therapy needed
The woman is now back home. It will take a long time before she can move the hand normally again. The zoo continues to say that longer therapy is necessary. But one is confident that the nurse will come back to work.
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The investigation into the bite incident has now been completed. It is classified as a “tragic accident at work”. He will have no consequences for the zoo.
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Does the system remain empty?
The shot crocodile had to be stored in the freezer for the duration of the clarifications. Now the zoo would like to hand the dead reptile over to the zoological museum if there is any interest in it.
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The zoo’s crocodile complex is currently empty. It remains to be seen whether it will be filled.
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In the evening of December 23, the 1.5-meter-long and 15-kilogram Philippines crocodile managed to catch the nurse’s hand through a partition. The crocodile bit into his hand and didn’t let go of it for several minutes. The animal was shot for fear that the crocodile could tear off the hand entirely. (Noo / SDA)
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