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Rhinoceros bite nearly takes off zookeeper’s thumb at Taronga Western Plains Zoo

By Red Wolf

19 August 2013

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A zookeeper’s thumb has been partially severed after he was bitten by a black rhinoceros at Taronga Western Plains Zoo at Dubbo.

Police say the 34-year-old was bitten while feeding the animal yesterday afternoon — via redwolf.newsvine.com

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