A Potawatomi Zoo keeper was rushed Saturday in a South Bend, Indiana, hospital, after being attacked by a captive leopard. Jeri Ellis was cleaning the animal's cage when the feline attacked and provoked her several head injuries.

The keeper was rushed out off the Zoo with the help of emergency crews, but some of the visitors were able to see the scary sight.

Zoo officials are still investigating the incident trying to find out why Ellis was attacked by the Amur leopard, and how was it possible for both of them to be in the holding area, where the accident took place.

Until a final conclusion is reached, the leopard will remain out of visitors' sight. Zoo management has also declared that none of the visitors that where near the place of the accident were ever in danger, and that the other cats will continue to be on exhibit for the public.

Jeri Ellis had been discharged from the St Joseph Regional Medical Center this Sunday, after doctors concluded that the injuries he suffered were not serious enough to require further hospitalization. Whether Ellis who, according to Zoo officials has worked with wild animals before without any incident, will have the courage to clean a wild feline’s cage again, remains to be seen.

Terri DeRosa, the Zoo’s director, stated in an interview quoted by the Associated Press, that they "work with wild animals, and that potential is always there and people really need to be careful when they are dealing with animals."