Zoo workers at Zoo Berlin say their polar bear enclosure is "already safe" and they're planning no more security measures despite a visitor's trespassing into the moat surrounding it.
A woman at the zoo hopped over a fence, through a hedge of thorns and scaled a concrete wall before jumping into a murky moat to swim with the polar bears on Friday.
One of the bears bit the woman's arms, legs and back before zookeepers rescued the woman with a life preserver. Bild, a German newspaper, reports that the woman is recovering in the hospital.
A similar incident happened last year when a man hurdled the moat at the same zoo. He wanted to get closer to the celebrity polar bear Knut, later explaining that Knut had
looked "lonely." He escaped unharmed when keepers lured Knut away with food.
The zoo says it will continue to rely on the common sense of visitors to ensure safety.
looked "lonely." He escaped unharmed when keepers lured Knut away with food.
The zoo says it will continue to rely on the common sense of visitors to ensure safety.
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