A keeper in a zoo in Perleberg, northern Brandenburg, was bitten in the face by a camel.
"The zookeeper looked after the camel, cleaned the enclosure and fed the animals," said a police spokesman.
Suddenly the animal turned around and bitten.
The 54-year-old suffered a bite injury under one eye.
The man was taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment.
The police spokesman could not say how serious the animal keeper's injury was.
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