Tiger cub mauls child at zoo

Tiger cub mauls child at zoo

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): A tiger cub, used by a Malaysian zoo for photo sessions with visitors, mauled and seriously injured a five-year old boy, the New Straits Times newspaper reported yesterday.

The cub, which was kept on a leash, charged and attacked Mohamad Nor Saiful Ramian on Wednesday, the newspaper said. Zoo authorities later said the boy had been squatting too close to the animal.

Mohamad, who was at the zoo with his parents and brother on Malaysia's Independence Day holiday, was taken to hospital in a zoo lorry. The tiger cub has since been caged.