{"id":157954,"date":"2026-04-05T19:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/157954\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T19:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:12:07","slug":"toddler-injured-after-crawling-under-fence-sticking-hand-into-wolf-enclosure-at-pennsylvania-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/157954\/","title":{"rendered":"Toddler injured after crawling under fence, sticking hand into wolf enclosure at Pennsylvania zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/976a600d4caa6751b25260f969438681.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A child was hurt at a Pennsylvania zoo after crawling beneath a fence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NBC News affiliate WGAL reports that an unsupervised 18-month-old climbed beneath an exterior fence of the wolf habitat at Zoo America in Hershey, then went up to the main fence and stuck their hand through it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cA wolf approached and made contact with the child\u2019s hand,\u201d a statement from the zoo said in part. \u201cThis type of response is consistent with natural animal behavior, and was not a sign of aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The zoo said the toddler\u2019s injuries were minor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Zoo America maintained in its statement that visitor safety is a top priority, but said that guests are \u201cexpected to remain within designated areas and closely supervise children at all times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;FREE WPXI News app&quot;}\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Twitter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Watch WPXI NOW&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A child was hurt at a Pennsylvania zoo after crawling beneath a fence. 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