A zookeeper has been mauled to death by a leopard after it escaped from its enclosure while he prepared a tour for visitors.

A zookeeper has been mauled to death by a leopard after it escaped from its enclosure while he prepared a tour for visitors.

Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo closed on Friday after a leopard escaped a cage in its enclosure, attacking and killing a man employed as a caretaker at the facility.

A worker has died after being attacked during a "behind-the-scenes tour" for visitors.