The zoo’s Kelsey Engle said Ranu was a very affectionate cat.”Che has one of the best relationships with him,” she said.Anyone who owns a cat might know that sometimes when you’re interacting with them they might throw out a bit of a swat.”It is a tiger so he did end up with some stiches.

“Occasionally you might get a bit of a mishap which is all I consider this to be.”Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) spokesman Mark Fisher said Mr Woolcott was taken to Nambour General Hospital in a stable condition.
Australia Zoo keeper Che Woolcott, 35, is injured when Sumatran tiger Ranu scratches him
Male keeper is taken to Nambour General Hospital with deep puncture wounds, deep scratches to his left forearm and head, along with other minor scratches to his bodyAustralia Zoo owner Terri Irwin said tiger Ranu was “hot and bothered”
“He had two deep puncture wounds, deep scratches from the tiger to his left forearm and head and other minor scratches to his body,” he said.QAS had earlier said the man’s puncture wounds were the result of a bite.

In a media release, Australia Zoo said the handler was “scratched during a routine morning enrichment session”.”While walking through surrounding bushland at the zoo, Ranu … became overly interested in his surroundings and when his handler approached him to change direction, he swatted his paw resulting in a scratch on his left wrist, bicep and right side of the forehead,” the statement read