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Man mauled by Siberian tiger at Bronx Zoo

A man jumped into the Bronx Zoo's tiger exhibit from an elevated monorail Friday afternoon and was mauled by a big cat before he could be rescued, authorities and zoo officials said.

David Villalobos, 25, of Mahopac, was riding in the monorail's last windowless car about 3 p.m., authorities said, when he suddenly climbed over the safety bars and leaped from a height of about 20 feet.

He...

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