根據(jù)動物園提供給附屬于 WSYX 并與美國有線電視新聞網(wǎng)分享的聲明，哥倫布動物園和水族館的一名飼養(yǎng)員在周四被獵豹襲擊后正在康復(fù)。
兩名工作人員正在將這只名為 Isabelle 的 4 歲獵豹從非洲中心區(qū)的獵豹步行設(shè)施移動到幕后院子，以進行日常訓(xùn)練。根據(jù)俄亥俄州鮑威爾動物園的聲明，另一名飼養(yǎng)員同時在該地區(qū)巡視。
伊莎貝爾的護理團隊說獵豹已經(jīng)被套住了，而且處于發(fā)出“咕嚕咕?！甭曇舻?strong>冷靜狀態(tài)，所以他們“邀請看門人靠近一些?！钡钱斒亻T員走近時，伊莎貝爾“蹲下并沖向”，對看門人員充滿了敵意和攻擊傾向。
被攻擊的飼養(yǎng)員同時在長頸鹿和其他蹄類動物周圍工作，動物園聲明認為飼養(yǎng)員身上的這些獵豹食物的氣味導(dǎo)致伊莎貝爾攻擊。
動物園團隊成員立即聯(lián)系提供現(xiàn)場治療的當局，然后將飼養(yǎng)員送往醫(yī)院進行進一步評估傷情及健康狀況。
動物園表示，這是伊莎貝爾的第一起向社會公開的明顯襲擊人類事件，“這只獵豹平時與對她進行護理看護的團隊有著密切的關(guān)系?！彼€作為跑得最快的人之一參加了獵豹跑。
根據(jù)特拉華縣綜合衛(wèi)生區(qū)的規(guī)定，伊莎貝爾現(xiàn)在正在接受 30 天的隔離，以確保她沒有生病的跡象。隔離結(jié)束后，她將回到動物園的“非洲之心”部分。
動物園表示，這起事件并非發(fā)生在公共區(qū)域。出于隱私原因，動物園沒有公布飼養(yǎng)員受傷的任何細節(jié)，但表示“飼養(yǎng)員接受了治療并從當?shù)蒯t(yī)院出院?！?br>哥倫布動物園和水族館擁有 10,000 多只動物，代表來自世界各地的 600 多個物種。

An Ohio zookeeper is recovering after a cheetah attack

By Mallika Kallingal, CNN

Updated 4:22 AM ET, Fri March 12, 2021

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

(CNN)A keeper at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is recovering after being attacked by a cheetah on Thursday, according to a statement from the zoo given to affiliate WSYX and shared with CNN.

Two staff members were walking the 4-year-old cheetah named Isabelle from the cheetah facility in the Heart of Africa section to a behind-the-scenes yard for her daily exercise. Another keeper was walking in the area at the same time, according to the statement from the Powell, Ohio, zoo.

Isabelle's care team says she was harnessed, and was "calm and purring" so they "invited the keeper to approach closer." But when the keeper came nearer, Isabelle "crouched down and lunged" toward the keeper.

The keeper works around giraffes and other hoofstock and the zoo believes the scent of these other animals on the keeper caused Isabelle to attack.

The zoo team members immediately contacted authorities who provided on-site treatment and then transported the keeper to the hospital for further evaluation.

The zoo says this is Isabelle's first incident and "she shares a close bond with her care team." She also participates in the cheetah run as one of the fastest runners.

Isabelle is now under a 30-day quarantine, per the Delaware County General Health District rules, to ensure she does not show signs of illness. And she will be back in the Heart of Africa section of the zoo once her quarantine is over.

The zoo says this incident did not occur in a public area. The zoo is not releasing any details about the keeper's injuries due to privacy reasons, but said "the keeper was treated and discharged from an area hospital."

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is home to more than 10,000 animals representing over 600 species from around the world.