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Jaguar Attacks Woman As She Tried To Take Selfie Behind Barricade

LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. (CBS) - A jaguar attacked a woman who crossed a barrier to take a "selfie" with the animal at a zoo near Phoenix. The woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries at the Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park.

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(credit: Wildlife World)

The Rural Metro Fire Department said the woman was trying to "take a selfie near the fence of the Jaguar enclosure when the cat reached out and attacked her arm."

The jaguar has previously attacked a visitor who also crossed the barrier. The zoo is looking into more barriers, but says the animal will not be put down.

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