{"id":244153,"date":"2026-05-26T18:09:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/244153\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T18:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:09:14","slug":"bronx-zoo-keeper-nipped-by-crocodile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/244153\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronx Zoo keeper \u2018nipped\u2019 by crocodile"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) \u2014 A crocodile \u201cnipped\u201d at a wild animal keeper at the Bronx Zoo<\/a>, officials said.<\/p>\n

The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. Sunday involving a Malayan gharial, a freshwater crocodile, according to a spokesperson for the Wildlife Conservation Society. The crocodile \u201cnipped\u201d at the keeper\u2019s left arm after they slipped while cleaning the enclosure.<\/p>\n

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The keeper was hospitalized with a minor wound that did not require stitches.<\/p>\n

Such incidents are not entirely unheard of. In 2025 at the National Zoo<\/a>, two zookeepers were hospitalized after a binturong attack, according to the Smithsonian. The keeper was weighing the animal when it \u201cbit the staff member and did not readily let go.\u201d<\/p>\n

There have been other incidents documented by PETA<\/a> involving visitors, including a 7-year-old bit by a spider monkey in Michigan in 2024.<\/p>\n

Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York City since 2023 after reporting in Los Angeles for years. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work here <\/a>and follow her on Twitter here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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