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| Whipsnade Zoo: Injured Rhino keeper still in hospital | Whipsnade Zoo: Injured Rhino keeper still in hospital |
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| A senior zookeeper is still in hospital more than a month after he was seriously injured by a rhino in Bedfordshire. | A senior zookeeper is still in hospital more than a month after he was seriously injured by a rhino in Bedfordshire. |
| The man, in his 50s, was found by colleagues in water at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, near Dunstable on 19 November, with injuries to the chest, abdomen and pelvis. | The man, in his 50s, was found by colleagues in water at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, near Dunstable on 19 November, with injuries to the chest, abdomen and pelvis. |
| He was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge in a "serious" condition. | He was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge in a "serious" condition. |
| A zoo spokeswoman said he was "still receiving care and is stable". | A zoo spokeswoman said he was "still receiving care and is stable". |
| The keeper was found in the Asian rhino enclosure where paramedics kept him warm after his body temperature had dropped considerably from being immersed in water. | The keeper was found in the Asian rhino enclosure where paramedics kept him warm after his body temperature had dropped considerably from being immersed in water. |
| The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and Central Bedfordshire Council are both investigating. | |
| Asian rhinos | Asian rhinos |
| Source: World Wild Life Fund and ZSL | Source: World Wild Life Fund and ZSL |
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