White tiger escapes enclosure and mauls three employees at Czech zoo - PHOTOS

A rare white tiger escaped from its enclosure and attacked three employees at a Czech zoo. The incident happened on Thursday morning at the zoo in the northern city of Liberec.

Lenka Markovica, spokesman for the rescuers in Liberec, said one man was sent to hospital with head injuries.

She added that the injuries he sustained were not life threatening. Two women also suffered minor injuries and were taken to the local hospital for treatment.

A spokesman for the zoo, Ivan Langr confirmed that the seven-year-old tiger, named Paris, had been sedated and posed no further danger.

He said the zoo’s employees were shocked and that it was not immediately clear who was to blame for the escape.


The Liberec Zoo is the only one in the Czech Republic that keeps white tigers.

And, they remain the only zoo in the country to have successfully bred and birthed the breed of tigers.

Two males and a female were born on 1 July 2012.

White tigers are the result of both parents having a recessive gene for white colouration.

They are rare in the wild because they stand out in the jungle, making it harder for them to catch and kill their prey.


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