Apr. 13

A YOUNG Argentine zookeeper died today after she was attacked by a giant anteater who mauled her abdomen and legs with its sharp front claws.

Her injuries were very serious and when she was admitted she was already in critical condition.

The female zookeeper, 19, died after an operation to amputate one of her legs.

Giant anteaters, which can measure up to 2.8m long and weigh as much as 50kg, are native to Latin America and have toothless snouts.

They are usually not aggressive, but their long, knife-like claws can do serious damage to predators when they defend themselves.

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jesus...

thats a BIG anteater. and i thought anteater are shy animal

How big was the zookeeper?

no wonder look at those claws looks kinda cool though

Ouch. I never thought an "anteater" could kill someone. Guess I was wrong.

Kind of remind me of the Raptors and their claw they have behind. Jurassic Park I tell ya . But I thought they didnt have claws, only eat ants and uhm, get eaten by jaguars or something.

Whoa thats a sucky way to die,

Hey here's your ant's mr.ant-arrrrrrrrrrgh my leg!!!!!!!

What a crappy way to die...getting killed by something that eats ants. That's kinda like getting mugged and shot by Paul Reubens.

one cwazy ant eater, serial killer ant eater,

what is wrong with zookeepers? so many working with animals die, or get injured>?

Wow! Sorry for her family's loss.

I think because they forget that it is a wild animal and not the family pet. They get used to the animals they work with and let their guard down.

Mabon

Man, that's horrible. Poor girl I never knew an anteater could do something like that.

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lol. I agree. Poor girl. Sorry for her family also.

Tragic....just never know when your time comes and how you're gonna go.