Dublin Zoo is investigating an incident that apparently happened last Friday in which a man allowed a young boy in his care to climb into the rhino enclosure.
The shocking images emerged on social media over the weekend.
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One witness claims that the boy was in the enclosure "for a good 20 minutes". Another onlooker
told the Irish Mirror: “The child was with a male relative who was getting him to pose for photos and trying to make the child go further in.”
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A zoo spokesperson said: “The matter is being taken care of internally by Dublin Zoo. It’s completely against Dublin Zoo’s health and safety rules but it is being looked into at the moment.”
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The incident has drawn comparisons between to the recent case of
Harambe the gorilla at Cincinnati Zoo, where the animal was shot dead after a young boy fell into its enclosure.
