On Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Wildlife World Zoo in Phoenix, Arizona, a woman in her 30s crossed a fence to get close to the fence of a jaguar to take a selfie. The animal took the opportunity to pass his paw through the bars. He managed to plant his claws in the woman's left arm, which began to scream in pain. The jaguar tried to bite her, but could not because of the bars. Several visitors came running to try to help him. The mother of the person filming had the good idea to throw a bottle of water in the cage to distract the animal who released the arm. The zoo said that this incident would have no consequences for the animal, because it is not at fault.