Aug 6, 1999 · Zoo officials said the female attacked Morehead because Morehead was between the mother tapir and its child. The animal described on signs at the zoo as "shy and retiring" ripped off Morehead's left arm, bit at her legs, crushed her throat and …

Nov 18, 2020 · Schoolboy brothers Daithi and Cathal Owens, who saw their two-year-old sister, Katie, mauled and seriously injured in an attack by a Brazilian tapir at Dublin Zoo, have received damages ...

Nov 21, 1998 · The daily routine of feeding Malayan tapirs turned tragic Friday morning for zookeeper Lisa Morehead. Morehead, 34, was attacked by a full-grown female tapir about 8:35 a.m. at the Oklahoma City Zoo when she was feeding the animal and its baby.

Nov 28, 2014 · A team of Irish doctors have revealed the horrific injuries sustained by a toddler in a tapir attack at a city zoo last year.

tapirs have been reported to attack humans,2,3 authenti-cated reports of death caused by wild mammals in South America are rare. The tapir (anta in the Brazilian Indian Tupi language) belongs to the phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Perissodactyla, family Tapiridae, species Tapirus terres-tris (the Brazilian or lowland tapir), Tapirus ...

Aug 9, 2013 · A Brazilian tapir has attacked a young girl and her mother during a trip to a zoo. The attack happened during a supervised visit within one of the enclosures at Dublin Zoo.

Oct 14, 2014 · Dublin Zoo has pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations after a two-year-old girl was mauled by a “chilled out” Brazilian tapir which suddenly went on the attack.

Aug 10, 2013 · Mum-of-four Patricia visited the zoo at least once a month and it had become a tradition to go and get up close with the tapirs. The savage attack happened during a routine supervised animal...

Jun 1, 2005 · A 55-year-old man was attacked by a Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris) after surprising and stabbing the animal in his corn plantation. The victim received deep bites in the thighs, neck, and cervical areas, resulting in severe hemorrhage and death.

Nov 18, 2020 · Two brothers who saw their two-year-old sister mauled and seriously injured in an attack by a Brazilian tapir at Dublin Zoo have received damages settlements of €33,000 each for nervous shock.