A teenage boy is recovering after he was bitten by a jaguar he posed next to for a picture at a zoo in central .
The 14-year-old José was visiting the Zoo León in León, Guanajuato, on Saturday when he had his sneaker completely ripped off by the wild cat.
José hopped over a fence and approached the enclosure where several jaguars were held.
At one point, the feline scaled up the wall and stuck its mouth through the steel critter fence and clenched its teeth over the José’s left foot.
José is carried by his father and placed on a bench after he was attacked by a jaguar at a zoo in León, Mexico, on Saturday.The 14-year-old was trying to pose for a photo next to a a cage when
A jaguar chews on a teenager’s sneaker after it bit the 14-year-old boy’s foot after he got next to its zoo cage in Mexico to pose for a photo
A man is seen helping Jose moments after the attack and his left foot shows a gnarly wound caused by the jaguar
Video showed José’s father carrying him over to a bench as the boy groaned in pain. Another person is seen in wrapping a belt around José’s leg to keep pressure on the cut.
Footage also shows the jaguar chewing on the sneaker while it was still lying outside the fence before it was able to bring it inside the enclosure.
José was treated by Red Cross paramedics at the zoo and then rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors treated him for his injury.
The jaguar was recorded dragging the sneaker into its cage after attacking a 14-year-old boy and biting his foot
The zoo said that Jose’s injury was not life threatening and urged visitors not to go past the barriers that in place to separate them from the animal enclosures
A jaguar walks around with a 14-year-old boy’s sneaker inside his cage at Zoo León in León, Mexico, after he bit the teen’s left foot after he tried to pose for a photo with the wild cat
A photo that was apparently shared by the family on social media showed the teen’s foot missing a large chunk of the skin.
In a statement, Zoo León said José’s injury was not life threatening and that it was providing support to his family.
The zoo also called on all visitors to adhere to the facility’s trespassing policy.
‘It is important to mention that there is a sign not to breach the security barriers, this is to safeguard the integrity and safety of our visitors, as well the Zoo León wildlife collection,’ Zoo León said.
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