A man has made a miraculous escape from a bear enclosure after climbing into its den, approaching the animal and then hitting when it tried to bite his arm.
The foolish stunt was captured on camera by a passer-by who spotted the man climbing over a protective fence and heading towards a female bear at a zoo in Warsaw, Poland.
He then approached the animal, which swiftly grabbed him by the arm until he punched it and ran away.
The enclosure runs alongside a busy street where stunned onlookers watched in horror expecting to see a tragedy.
The witness subsequently posted photographs of the incident online. He said that he suspected the man, who was with a friend, was either drunk or on drugs from the way he had been behaving.
Maria Krakowiak, head of predatory animals at the zoo, said: 'We do not know how the man escaped but she grabbed his arm. It then looks like he tried to hit her.
'The enclosure is heavily ringed off and no one in their right mind would try and get in there. What his thinking was, we have no idea. He survived but we don't know where he went.'
Police are now searching for the mystery intruder.
A police spokesman said that they found a bracelet they believe belonged to him, as well as traces of blood.
The zoo currently has three bears that it received from a circus a few years ago.
Ms Krakowiak said: 'Sabina is the bear this man approached and he's lucky because she is generally friendly.
'Perhaps that's why he survived - because she is more familiar with people. If it had been one of the others the story would probably be different.'
The foolish stunt was captured on camera by a passer-by who spotted the man climbing over a protective fence and heading towards a female bear at a zoo in Warsaw, Poland.
He then approached the animal, which swiftly grabbed him by the arm until he punched it and ran away.
The enclosure runs alongside a busy street where stunned onlookers watched in horror expecting to see a tragedy.
The witness subsequently posted photographs of the incident online. He said that he suspected the man, who was with a friend, was either drunk or on drugs from the way he had been behaving.
Maria Krakowiak, head of predatory animals at the zoo, said: 'We do not know how the man escaped but she grabbed his arm. It then looks like he tried to hit her.
'The enclosure is heavily ringed off and no one in their right mind would try and get in there. What his thinking was, we have no idea. He survived but we don't know where he went.'
Police are now searching for the mystery intruder.
A police spokesman said that they found a bracelet they believe belonged to him, as well as traces of blood.
The zoo currently has three bears that it received from a circus a few years ago.
Ms Krakowiak said: 'Sabina is the bear this man approached and he's lucky because she is generally friendly.
'Perhaps that's why he survived - because she is more familiar with people. If it had been one of the others the story would probably be different.'
Music : Black Bird by Kevin MacLeod
Source : DailyMail , Mirror
Comments
Post a Comment