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Liger Mauls Handler to Death

Volunteer entered lion-tiger hybrid's cage during feeding

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 31, 2008 12:54 PM CDT

(Newser) – An animal handler at an Oklahoma refuge died yesterday after being attacked by a liger—a hybrid of a lion and a tiger—during the animal’s feeding Wednesday, the Tulsa World reports. Safari’s Animal Sanctuary in suburban Broken Arrow will launch an investigation...   Read full story »

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