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Zoo officials said it was not immediately clear why the 30-year-old female rhino named Jeti had lashed out at her keepers.

[1/2] A sign reading "the zoo is closed today" is pictured at the entrance of the Hellbrunn Zoo after a rhinoceros crushed one zookeeper to death and injured…

A married couple working as zookeepers in Austria have been attacked by a rhinoceros, crushing the woman to death and seriously injuring her husband as he tried to save her.  

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In Austria, a tragic incident unfolded at Salzburg's Hellbrunn Zoo when a rhinoceros attacked a married couple who both worked as zookeepers. The woman died in the attack, and the man suffered severe injuries while attempting to save her, according to authorities.The female victim, a German citizen from Bavaria, had been tasked that day with

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An attack by a rhinoceros on a married couple working as zookeepers in Austria resulted in the death of the woman.

The 33-year-old female zookeeper was attacked and died at Hellbrunn Zoo in Salzburg, Austria. Her 34-year-old male colleague suffered serious injuries and was flown to hospital for treatment. His condition is not life-threatening.