The incident happened around 1pm at the zoo in Xicheng District. An official from the zoo said a boy climbed into the park without buying a ticket and then jumped into the panda habitat, the report said. Media reports had conflicting account of his age, which is either 12 or 15.
A witness surnamed Wang said the boy stayed outside the railings and shouted toward the pandas at first.
“He shouted ‘I’m not afraid of a panda, I know karate,’” Wang said. “And then he sat on the cement platform inside the railings and jumped into the habitat.”
Wang said the boy used a bamboo stick to tease the male panda “Gugu,” so the panda was enraged and rushed at the boy.
“The panda even followed him onto a slide and then bit him on the legs,” Wang said. Doctors said his wound was very deep and the bone was exposed.
Why is it that people always think pandas are the va-jay-jays of the bear world? Is it the black and white coloring that makes people think they are just a big animal to be cuddled? They are called a “bear” for an effing reason. Sure they might just hang out and eat bamboo but that doesn’t mean they don’t know how to kick some ass. If this was any other kind of bear this kid wouldn’t have jumped in that cage even if he had Bruce Lee like karate skills.
Original Story: ShanghaiDaily.com
