Keepers fire rubber bullets to keep animal away from intruder,who escapes with superficial wounds
A man jumped inside a polar bear pit at Copenhagen zoo in Denmark, forcing zookeepers to fire rubber bullets at the 620kg (98st) animal so they could rescue the man.
The man leapt into the enclosure shortly after midday on Wednesday as visitors were watching the 10-year-stale bear. Zoo staff yelled to distract the animal, and before others with firearms arrived,firing rubber bullets. Once the bear had returned to its cage, zoo employees rescued the intruder.
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Source: theguardian.com