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An employee at the Denver Zoo was injured Friday when a grizzly bear bit the man’s finger.
The incident happened about 4 p.m., and the victim was taken to a hospital, Jake Kubié, a zoo spokesman said.
The man who was bitten works was a “bear keeper,” Kubié said.
The bear was in a secure and enclosed area when the incident happened, Kubié said. The public was not in danger at any time.
The zoo has two grizzly bears, Tundra and Kootenai. Both are rescues and have been at the zoo for some time, Kubié said.
Kubié could not say which bear bit the keeper Friday afternoon or what finger was bitten. The incident is under investigation.
