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    New Jersey zoo visitor charged after she’s caught on video jumping into tiger enclosure

    By Yvonne Juris,

    3 hours ago

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    They took a bite out of this crime.

    New Jersey police arrested the zoo visitor who brazenly hopped a fence and got terrifyingly close to a Siberian tiger that tried to chomp on the woman’s hand last week.

    Zyair Dennis, 24, is facing a defiant trespassing charge along with violating two city ordinances after she climbed the fence at the Cohanzick Zoo and stuck her hand inside the tiger’s enclosure, Bridgeton Police said Monday in a statement .

    Alarming video shows NJ woman who nearly had hand chewed off by tiger after climbing zoo fence

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    Dennis is being charged after footage showed her hop a fence to a tiger enclosure. Bridgeton Police Department

    Police last week had shared jaw-dropping footage of Dennis’ Aug. 18 antics.

    After taking what looks like a curious sniff, the tiger lunges toward the woman and appears to try to bite her hand, which she quickly jerks back, before putting her hand out again for a moment.

    Tiger Queen: NJ police on the hunt for woman who hopped zoo fence

    She then walks slowly away and hops back over the wooden fence.

    Police said they also had video that showed her allegedly pulling a similar stunt in a bear cage that day, which was adjacent to the tiger enclosure.

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    Dennis’ hand got dangerously close to the Siberian tiger. Bridgeton Police Department
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    The tiger appears to look out at Dennis as she hops the fence to leave the enclosure. Bridgeton Police Department

    They had urged anyone with information about the fence-hopper’s whereabouts to send an anonymous tip through its website.

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    Dennis narrowly avoided getting bit by the tiger. Bridgeton Police Department

    The suspect will be scheduled to appear in Bridgeton Municipal Court at a date to be determined, the according to police.

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