Tiger bites drunken 
zoo intruder

The 33-year-old woman suffered a severe hand injury in the incident at the Omaha zoo early on Sunday, police said.

Officers were called to the Creighton University Medical Centre around 7.20am local time after the injured woman showed up. She was acting aggressively and appeared to be intoxicated, an official said.

Police determined that she had sneaked into the zoo and was bitten when she reached into the tiger exhibit.

The zoo said in a statement that it was probably an 18-year-old Malayan tiger called Mai that bit the woman, and asserted that safety and security are priorities at the facility.

The woman has been cited for criminal trespass.