猎豹袭击管理员伤情未知 园方为保护猎豹而冷处理
根据动物园提供给附属于 WSYX 并与美国有线电视新闻网分享的声明，哥伦布动物园和水族馆的一名饲养员在周四被猎豹袭击后正在康复。
两名工作人员正在将这只名为 Isabelle 的 4 岁猎豹从非洲中心区的猎豹步行设施移动到幕后院子，以进行日常训练。根据俄亥俄州鲍威尔动物园的声明，另一名饲养员同时在该地区巡视。
伊莎贝尔的护理团队说猎豹已经被套住了，而且处于发出“咕噜咕噜”声音的冷静状态，所以他们“邀请看门人靠近一些。”但是当守门员走近时，伊莎贝尔“蹲下并冲向”，对看门人员充满了敌意和攻击倾向。
被攻击的饲养员同时在长颈鹿和其他蹄类动物周围工作，动物园声明认为饲养员身上的这些猎豹食物的气味导致伊莎贝尔攻击。
动物园团队成员立即联系提供现场治疗的当局，然后将饲养员送往医院进行进一步评估伤情及健康状况。
动物园表示，这是伊莎贝尔的第一起向社会公开的明显袭击人类事件，“这只猎豹平时与对她进行护理看护的团队有着密切的关系。”她还作为跑得最快的人之一参加了猎豹跑。
根据特拉华县综合卫生区的规定，伊莎贝尔现在正在接受 30 天的隔离，以确保她没有生病的迹象。隔离结束后，她将回到动物园的“非洲之心”部分。
动物园表示，这起事件并非发生在公共区域。出于隐私原因，动物园没有公布饲养员受伤的任何细节，但表示“饲养员接受了治疗并从当地医院出院。”
哥伦布动物园和水族馆拥有 10,000 多只动物，代表来自世界各地的 600 多个物种。
An Ohio zookeeper is recovering after a cheetah attack
By Mallika Kallingal, CNN
Updated 4:22 AM ET, Fri March 12, 2021
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
(CNN)A keeper at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is recovering after being attacked by a cheetah on Thursday, according to a statement from the zoo given to affiliate WSYX and shared with CNN.
Two staff members were walking the 4-year-old cheetah named Isabelle from the cheetah facility in the Heart of Africa section to a behind-the-scenes yard for her daily exercise. Another keeper was walking in the area at the same time, according to the statement from the Powell, Ohio, zoo.
Isabelle's care team says she was harnessed, and was "calm and purring" so they "invited the keeper to approach closer." But when the keeper came nearer, Isabelle "crouched down and lunged" toward the keeper.
The keeper works around giraffes and other hoofstock and the zoo believes the scent of these other animals on the keeper caused Isabelle to attack.
The zoo team members immediately contacted authorities who provided on-site treatment and then transported the keeper to the hospital for further evaluation.
The zoo says this is Isabelle's first incident and "she shares a close bond with her care team." She also participates in the cheetah run as one of the fastest runners.
Isabelle is now under a 30-day quarantine, per the Delaware County General Health District rules, to ensure she does not show signs of illness. And she will be back in the Heart of Africa section of the zoo once her quarantine is over.
The zoo says this incident did not occur in a public area. The zoo is not releasing any details about the keeper's injuries due to privacy reasons, but said "the keeper was treated and discharged from an area hospital."
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is home to more than 10,000 animals representing over 600 species from around the world.
