Tragic, a 54-year-old man has been hospitalized in northern Germany after being bitten in the face by a camel.
The police said Monday, January 18, 2021, that the man who works as an employee of the Perleberg Zoo, located between Berlin and Hamburg, was cleaning the camel enclosure on Sunday morning and feeding the animals when one turned suddenly and bit him.
Police characterized the injuries as “serious” and said the man, whose name was not released, was being treated in a local hospital.
The zoo is closed at the moment under German coronavirus lockdown restrictions.