A senior zookeeper has been taken to hospital after being seriously injured by a rhino in Bedfordshire.
The man, in his 50s, was found by colleagues in water at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, near Dunstable, with injuries to the chest, abdomen and pelvis.
He was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge at 09:30 GMT, where he is in a serious but stable condition.
The man was given enhanced pain relief at the scene. Five rhinos live in the enclosure, a zoo spokeswoman said.
A Whipsnade Zoo spokeswoman said the zookeeper was found injured in the Asian rhino enclosure about 08:15 by colleagues.
"Procedures were immediately followed to secure the scene and emergency services were called," she said.
"The keeper was treated at the scene by paramedics and was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge for further care."
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