Panda attacks man in Chinese zoo
The 20-year-old student had ignored warning signs and scaled a two-metre (6.5ft) barrier to get into the pen.People, how many times do we have to tell you? Animals are not cute or cuddly once they're big enough to maul you. Hippos will crush your bones, koalas will take your face off with their claws and pandas (being bears, after all) are just as inclined to kill you as you are to hug them. On the other hand, two meters is a pretty high fence, so this guy must have really wanted it. High five for following your dreams, Liu.
State media say the panda bit him on his arms and legs, and he had to be rescued by the animal's keepers.
Speaking from his hospital bed, the injured man said the panda had looked so cute he had just wanted to hug it.
The article's winning sentence: "Keepers said [the panda] had recovered from the incident and was eating and playing as normal." >>