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<\/a>BRONX ZOO ENTRANCE in the Fordham section of The Bronx is seen on Oct. 5, 2025.Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n
A male worker at the Bronx Zoo was hospitalized on Sunday, May 24, after a crocodile bit his arm, police said.<\/p>\n
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An NYPD spokesperson said that on Sunday at around 2.45 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a 38-year-old man bit by a crocodile inside the Bronx Zoo.<\/p>\n
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\u201cUpon further investigation, it was determined that the male worker was feeding the crocodile, sustained a small bit to his left arm,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cEMS responded and transported the man to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition. The investigation remains ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Norwood News has reached out to the Bronx Zoo for comment and will share any updates we receive. As reported<\/a>\u00a0an alligator found in Brooklyn\u2019s Prospect Park had been transferred to and cared for by the Bronx Zoo in 2023 but later died.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Click here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>\u00a0here<\/a> and here<\/a>, for some of our recent Bronx Zoo-related stories.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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