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Panda Bites Beijing Zoo Visitor, Again

Man jumped barrier to Gu Gu's enclosure to retrieve son's toy

By the Associated Press

Posted Jan 8, 2009 11:13 AM CST
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(AP) – Gu Gu the panda has struck again, biting a third visitor at the Beijing zoo. A Chinese tourist went over a 4-foot barrier surrounding the panda's outdoor exercise area yesterday to get a toy dropped by his son; the 240-pound Gu Gu bit his legs and refused to let go until zookeepers pried his jaws open with tools.

Gu Gu first made news in 2007 when he bit a drunken tourist who jumped into his pen and tried to hug him. In October, Gu Gu viciously bit a teenager who climbed into his exercise area out of curiosity. The latest victim suffered damage to major ligaments and is recovering from surgery. Zoo officials are considering unspecified measures to prevent further incidents.

A man attacked by panda Gu Gu shows his wounded legs in a hospital in Beijing.
A man attacked by panda Gu Gu shows his wounded legs in a hospital in Beijing.   (AP Photo)
Visitors look at a giant panda through the protective glass of a renovated panda hall inside a zoo in Beijing.
Visitors look at a giant panda through the protective glass of a renovated panda hall inside a zoo in Beijing.   (AP Photo)
Visitors watch giant pandas through the protective glass of a renovated panda hall inside a zoo in Beijing.
Visitors watch giant pandas through the protective glass of a renovated panda hall inside a zoo in Beijing.   (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
The cute creatures may seem harmless, but they can be violent when provoked or startled.
The cute creatures may seem harmless, but they can be violent when provoked or startled.   (AP Photo)
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Guest
Feb 5, 2009 2:29 AM CST
The headline should read: Moron Gets Bitten by a Panda. Should Have Gotten Eaten Instead.
Shannonals
Jan 8, 2009 10:56 PM CST
They always fail to label the articles the right way. It shouldn't read, "Panda Bites Beijing Zoo Visitor, Again", it should read, "IDIOTIC TOURIST CLIMBS FENCE AND IS BITTEN...AGAIN". You can't blame the Pandas because people are stupid enough to climb into their areas, these are wild animals, regardless of being in the zoo.

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