Woman Arrested for Trespassing After Climbing Over Zoo Fence to Pet Tiger in Viral Video
Bridgeton Police Department via Storyful
Police have identified and charged a woman accused of jumping a zoo fence in an attempt to pet a tiger in a now-viral video … and cops say she’s trespassed into more than one dangerous restricted area.
ICYMI … the Internet was sent into a tizzy after footage of a woman climbing into a tiger enclosure at the Cohanzick Zoo in Bridgeton, New Jersey made the rounds last week.
At the time, Bridgeton Police were eager to track down the culprit … as she violated a city ordinance against climbing over or on any zoo fence — and violated common sense too.
Authorities certainly made swift work of their investigation, as cops say 24-year-old Zyair Dennis has been identified and charged for the infraction … and the woman is allegedly a repeat offender.
Per the Bridgeton Police Department, Dennis not only climbed into the tiger enclosure — where she was nearly bitten by the animal in the video above — she also made her way into a bear paddock.
Dennis’ alleged antics left her with a trespassing charge, and 2 citations for general misconduct.
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Gorilla Charges at Zookeeper and Gets in Terrifying Standoff
The zoo intruder caught on camera is lucky her bad behavior didn’t have disastrous consequences … these are still nature’s fiercest predators, even in captivity.
Just ask the Fort Worth zookeeper who went viral when Elmo, a 34-year-old male silverback gorilla, charged at her in viral footage from March.
There’s taking a walk on the wild side … and then there’s just being plain dumb.