Nashorn bull in Basel: Intruder attacks animal in enclosures!

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A man tried to attack the "Puri" rhino at the Basel Zoo. Despite the incident, both the man and the animal remained unharmed. The police determined, but no further details about the motif of the attacker are known.

Nashorn bull in Basel: Intruder attacks animal in enclosures!

There was a scandalous incident in the Basel zoo: a man penetrated the rhino enclosure and tried to attack the animal called "Puri". According to an explanation of the zool management, there was actually a contact between the intruder and the rhino, but luckily both were not injured. A spokeswoman for the zoo confirmed that the police were alerted when the incident was reported, but the man was no longer in the enclosure when they arrived. The background of the attack remains unclear, but it is believed that the man was in a psychological state of emergency, such as oe24.at reported.

But this is not the only incident that affects zoos in Germany and Switzerland. There was a tragic event in the Leipzig zoo: a man was found dead in the polar bear cage. The circumstances of his death remain unclear, and here too it is believed that psychological problems may have played a role. The authorities examine the situation to create information. The incident ensures concern and employs the rescue workers and the police intensively, while more questions remain than answers, so Spiegel.de In a report.