Photo: Croc Attack Sheds Light on "Disastrous" Conditions at Taiwan Zoo

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A saltwater crocodile holds the hand of a veterinarian in its mouth after it attacked the worker at Taiwan's Shoushan Zoo on April 11, 2007. The attack was only the latest sign of trouble at a zoo that animal-welfare activists say is plagued by lax regulations, poor facilities, and uninformed staff.

Photograph courtesy Environment and Animal Society of Taiwan

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