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Zookeeper dies after leopard attack at Dutch safari park

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A keeper at the Beekse Bergen safari park in the Netherlands died after being attacked in an indoor enclosure with two Persian leopards, the park said on Tuesday. The woman, who had worked at the park for nearly 40 years, was caring for the leopards, which had been brought inside because of bad weather. She suffered serious head and neck injuries and died after emergency surgery, the park said. The park said the leopards were behaving naturally. It is not clear how the keeper came into contact with them because the indoor facility has no cameras. An independent investigation is to establish the circumstances of the incident.

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  1. A keeper at Beekse Bergen safari park in the Netherlands died days after being attacked by leopards, the park said on Tuesday.

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  2. The keeper had worked at the park for nearly 40 years, starting at age 17.

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  3. The keeper was caring for two Persian leopards in an indoor facility, where the animals had been brought because of bad weather.

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  4. It is not clear how the keeper came into contact with the leopards, because the indoor facility has no cameras.

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  5. An independent investigation into the incident is to be launched or is underway.

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  6. A park spokesperson said the leopards were behaving naturally.

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How each side tells it

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All three sides report that a keeper died after a leopard attack at Beekse Bergen, and that no cameras show how it happened. Emphasis differs: the Post leads with the violence of the mauling, while CBS and the BBC lead with the park’s announcement.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    CBS’s headline attributes the death to the park’s announcement and says only that the keeper was attacked by a leopard, with no added judgement.

    Zookeeper dies after being attacked by leopard, safari park says
    CBS NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    BBC’s headline states the death and the mauling as plain facts, with no source attribution and only the neutral descriptor ‘experienced’ in the body.

    Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled in leopard enclosure
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The Post’s headline foregrounds the violence, using ‘savagely mauls’ to put the attack at the centre, while the body stresses the keeper’s long service.

    Zookeeper dies after leopard Sensational language“savagely mauls”The adverb ‘savagely’ adds a judgement of brutality beyond the reported fact that a keeper was attacked and injured.More neutral: attacksDisagree with this highlight? her inside animal enclosure
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    savagely maulsMore neutral: attacks

    The adverb ‘savagely’ adds a judgement of brutality beyond the reported fact that a keeper was attacked and injured.

    Zookeeper dies after leopard savagely mauls her inside animal enclosure

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the park’s announcement of the death
  • the attack by leopards
  • lack of cameras and unclear circumstances
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  • CBS NewsLeft

    Zookeeper dies after being attacked by leopard, safari park says

    The woman was attacked while caring for two Persian leopards in an indoor facility at the Beekse Bergen park in the south of the Netherlands.

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the keeper’s four decades at the park
  • leopards usually kept away from staff
  • the planned independent investigation
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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the violence of the mauling
  • the keeper’s nearly 40 years of service
  • her walkie-talkie call for help
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  • New York PostRight

    Zookeeper dies after leopard Sensational language“savagely mauls”The adverb ‘savagely’ adds a judgement of brutality beyond the reported fact that a keeper was attacked and injured.More neutral: attacksDisagree with this highlight? her inside animal enclosure

    The female keeper, who had worked at Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek for nearly 40 years, was caring for two Persian leopards at an indoor enclosure due to the bad weather, the zoo said in a statement.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    CBS News, Oct 27, 1:33 PM EDT

  • Center

    1 hr 57 min later

    Its first report, Oct 27, 3:30 PM EDT

  • Right

    1 hr 46 min later

    Its first report, Oct 27, 3:19 PM EDT

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  1. CBS NewsLeftOct 27, 1:33 PM EDT
  2. New York PostRightOct 27, 3:19 PM EDT
  3. BBC NewsCenterOct 27, 3:30 PM EDT

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