FUJIAN, CHINA — A Chinese zookeeper in southern China was fatally bitten by a "domesticated" tiger he had raised since it was just a cub.<br /><br />The zookeeper, who worked at Fuzhou zoo in Fujian province, surnamed Wu, was with the tiger inside a cage previously used for training and exercise on Sunday. <br /><br />According to the zoo, the tiger was raised by Wu since it was cub, and had been domesticated through long-term interaction with humans. Everything seemed fine until the big cat suddenly pounced on Wu and bit him in his neck and suffocated him to death.<br /><br />Zoo staff eventually reached the unresponsive zookeeper, but sadly Wu was later declared dead by paramedics. <br /><br />In a interview with China's BJNews, the tiger used to perform for visitors as part of a circus event in eastern China. The show already stopped before the accident, with all of its lions shipped away, but the tigers were still awaiting relocation approval.
