A zookeeper at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio was attacked by a cheetah on Thursday.
- Two staff members were walking a 4-year-old cheetah named Isabelle to a behind-the-scenes spot for exercise.
- Officials say Isabelle was harnessed and "calm" when another zookeeper walked nearby.
- That's when Isabelle "crouched down and lunged" at the other keeper.
- That keeper works with giraffes and other animals and zoo officials say the scent of these other animals likely caused Isabelle to attack.
- The zoo won't release details of any injuries, only that the keeper was taken to a local hospital.
- The cheetah is now under a 30-day quarantine.
- Have you ever seen a zookeeper have a close encounter or run-in with an animal?
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