21 years ago this month, an Australian tourist climbed over two sets of safety railing at our zoo here in Anchorage, Alaska in o

A male polar bear named “Blinky“ at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage grabbed and badly injured an Australian tourist on Saturday (30/7). 29-year-old Sydney woman Kathryn Warburton had climbed over two protective fences in an attempt to take close-up photographs. Evidently, she encroached too close for Blinky’s liking. He leaned forward, grabbed Warburton with his paws and dragged her towards him. Warburton sustained a broken leg and bite wounds and has undergone surgery. Blinky scored the woman’s shoe. S
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