A Lucky Leap for Tatiana?

Animal trainer and behaviorist Diana Guerrero posted an interesting theory at: Arkanimals.com. She thinks it was a lucky (i.e. adrenalin fueled) leap for Tatiana who was probably taunted by the three young men.

Did they cross the fence and approach her moat? There was a shoe print on top of the fence. Two men were attacked by Tatiana in front of her exhibit, the third at the outdoor cafe.

Diana Guerrero also has an eponymous website with other theories at: www.dianalguerrero.com.

At her website, you can view a youtube video about the powerful jaws and teeth of big cats. The premolars of big cats are called carnassial teeth and they are stong enough to crush bone! They act as scissors, slicing flesh into smaller chunks, because big cats lack flat grinding molars for chewing.

Big cats, because of their size, don't have the leaping power that leopards do. They can leap 20' as opposed to a leopard's 50' or a mountain lion's 40'. The moat at Tatiana's exhibit is 33' wide, in theory, unleapable for a big cat her size. But with adrenalin and wild animals, anything is possible.

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