Close Encounter: Toddler Injured at Hersheypark Zoo by Wolf

A toddler was lightly injured by a wolf at a Pennsylvania theme park zoo after crawling under a fence and extending an arm into the animal’s enclosure. The zoo emphasized the importance of supervision and stated that the wolf's behavior was not aggressive but instinctual.

A toddler experienced a minor injury at Hersheypark's ZooAmerica after crawling under a fence and reaching into a wolf's enclosure, zoo officials confirmed on Sunday.

The incident occurred when the unsupervised child put his hand through a metal barrier around the wolf habitat, prompting a wolf to make contact.

The zoo emphasized that the wolf did not act aggressively, and stressed the necessity for parents to ensure children's supervision while visiting.

(With inputs from agencies.)