ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
--
At the Anchorage Zoo, an Australian tourist decided she
wanted to get a
picture taken of her right next to the cage
of the Polar Bear, Binky. This has made national news,
even world news, when Binky struck out and grabbed
her, mauling the tourist's leg and capturing her tennis
shoes.
But the incident that happened shortly after that
did not get publicized as much. Within a couple of weeks afterwards...
Two boys who live in the Hilltop area of Anchorage (near the zoo), reportedly decided to take a swim in Binky's pool.
They squeezed through the 2 fences around
Binky's cage, climbed over the bars, and stripped down, too inebriated to notice that the safety doors to Binky's lair (the ones they close to allow zoo personel safe access to Binky's cage) were open.
Binky hears splashing, Binky wakes up, Binky takes chomp out of not-too-bright teen. In the process of being mauled the teenager's penis was detached. It was never found.
Reconstructive surgery was required for urinary functions.
And finally, there are no sirens, lights,
or increased security around
Binky's cage. Sadly, Binky
(and his roommate) died several months later of a
bacterial infection. Although the Alaska Zoo is
planning on aquiring more, they are investing in a
large, fully enclosed environment that is supposedly
idiot-proof.
