Woman Breaks Into Zoo To Pet 3-Legged Tiger, See What Happens Next

An outrageous woman tried to pet a three-legged tiger at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska on Saturday night. Unfortunately, the good intent turned out to be her worst day as the large solitary cat bit her hand.

According to Mashable, a girl named Jacqueline Eide, 33, sneaked past the security guards and straightly went to the tiger's cage. Unfortunately, when she tried to slip her hand to the pen, the club snapped the lady's hand and caused her "severe trauma."

She was right away taken to Creighton University Medical Center. The Omaha police reported that the injury was so severe she could lose part of her fingers on her left hand.

Officers also said that Jacqueline was "aggressive toward staff" and "showed signs of intoxication of alcohol and/or drug." They said that she went around to an unauthorized are around 7:20 in the morning.

She managed to pass the fence and security before the zoo even opened. KETV Home reported that she was accused of criminal trespass.

In fact, she already had troubles from the past; she was already sentenced three times for DUI in 2011. She was even arrested twice in Omaha just this year. She, too, has criminal convictions like drunk driving, graffiti, disturbing the peace, obstruction of justice and shoplifting.

However, the zoo incident is still under investigation. Moreover, media reports said that the park officials think that their 18-year-old Mai, a Malayan tiger, is the one who bit Jacqueline.

When she was still a cub, Mai was found in Malaysia while her front leg was trapped in a poacher's leghold and brought to the Omaha zoo in 2003 after her recovery from limb amputation. Yahoo News cited that the zoo officials said that Mai is a graceful and personable kind of tiger.

"She's very friendly, which is odd because she came from the wild," Mike Verbrigghe, the lead keeper of cats at the zoo, said on a blog post made by Omaha Zoo Foundation website. Meanwhile, they guaranteed the public that Mai won't be punished because of the incident.

"Mai will remain on display as normal and go about life as usual. No action will be taken against her," Dennis Pate, the zoo's executive director and CEO, said in a statement. "The safety and security of our guests and animals are always a priority at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium."

Omaha police, on the other hand, posted their report on their official Facebook page: