Exotic Animal Incident Report

Reported: Nov 04, 2004
Location: Salisbury, Maryland

Animal: Otter
Animal Disposition: unknown

Facility Type: Accredited AZA Zoo
Facility Name: Salisbury Zoo

Category: Injury to animal by human
Species: Big Cat, Other

Summary: An otter at the Salisbury Zoo bit a 16-year-old boy after he reportedly put his hand in the otter cage. This incident came just five days after a jaguar tore off part of a man’s finger. See 10/30/04 entry.

Source: Associated Press