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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 tomistoma bit his arm, officials from the Bronx Zoo clarified Monday, May 25.<\/p>\n
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Police had originally reported on Sunday that the man had been bitten by a crocodile but when contacted for comment, a spokesperson for the Bronx Zoo, said Monday, \u201cThere was an incident with a wild animal keeper at the Bronx Zoo [May 24] at about 2.30 p.m. with a Tomistoma, also known as a Sunda gharial.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The statement continued, \u201cThe keeper was cleaning an enclosure and after slipping, a small Tomistoma nipped at the left forearm of the keeper. The keeper was treated at a local hospital and released for a minor wound which did not need stitches.\u201d<\/p>\n
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As reported, on Sunday, an NYPD spokesperson had said that at around 2.45 p.m. on Sunday, police responded to a 911 call regarding a 38-year-old man bit by \u201ca crocodile\u201d inside the Bronx Zoo.<\/p>\n
\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 \u00a0<\/p>\n As reported<\/a> an emaciated alligator found in Brooklyn\u2019s Prospect Park had been transferred to and cared for by the Bronx Zoo in 2023 but later died. In 2021, a woman was found trespassing inside the Bronx Zoo\u2019s Lion\u2019s Den.<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Click here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>\u00a0here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a> for some of our recent Bronx Zoo-related stories.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Photo courtesy of The Bronx Zoo<\/p>\n