A woman was bitten by a tiger at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha,
Nebraska, on Sunday morning after she apparently tried to pet the big
cat.
Police said the woman was intoxicated and went into an unauthorized area
at around 7:20am to pet the animal, somehow getting past the fence and
security before the zoo had opened.
Jacqueline Eide, 33, is in the hospital with a severe injury to her left
hand. She was transported to Creighton University Medical Center by a
friend.
The wounds are so bad that she might lose parts of her fingers.
Eide, according to a release from the Omaha Police Department, was aggressive toward staff and showed signs of intoxication of alcohol or drugs.
She was cited for criminal trespass. Eide was sentenced to prison time for her third DUI in 2011.
She was arrested twice in Omaha this year and has criminal convictions,
including drunk driving, graffiti, disturbing the peace, obstruction of
justice and shoplifting.
The incident is under investigation.
It's believed that Mai, an 18-year-old three-legged Malayan tiger, was the animal involved in the biting, according to a release from the zoo.
The wounds are so bad that she might lose parts of her fingers.
Eide, according to a release from the Omaha Police Department, was aggressive toward staff and showed signs of intoxication of alcohol or drugs.
She was cited for criminal trespass. Eide was sentenced to prison time for her third DUI in 2011. 
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