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    Tiger Kills Visitor at San Francisco Zoo

    Near sunset on Christmas Day at the San Francisco Zoo , a Siberian tiger named Tatiana escaped from her grotto and attacked three visitors, killing one. This same tiger was involved in another incident last year in which she mauled a zookeeper. Steve Rubenstein has been covering the story for the San Francisco Chronicle .

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    KCRW placeholderBy Lawrence O'Donnell • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Near sunset on Christmas Day at the San Francisco Zoo, a Siberian tiger named Tatiana escaped from her grotto and attacked three visitors, killing one. This same tiger was involved in another incident last year in which she mauled a zookeeper. Steve Rubenstein has been covering the story for the San Francisco Chronicle.

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      Lawrence O'Donnell

      MSNBC

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      Steve Rubenstein

      Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle

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