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8-Year-Old Girl Seriously Injured in Wolf Attack in Germany

An eight-year-old girl was seriously injured in a wolf attack in Germany, according to BBC News and ABC News.

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An eight-year-old girl was seriously injured in a wolf attack in Germany, according to reports from BBC News report on the wolf attack at a German wildlife park and ABC News report on the attack at a German zoo.

BBC News reported that the girl was in an enclosure with other children and a staff member when she was attacked. Its summary describes the incident at a German wildlife park but does not say how the attack unfolded beyond that point.

ABC News reported that the girl was attacked by "at least one wolf" inside a German zoo's enclosure and suffered serious injuries. The two reports differ on the type of facility, with BBC News describing a wildlife park and ABC News describing a zoo.

Neither summary names the facility, the girl, or the wolves involved. Neither gives the time of the attack. ABC News's wording that the girl was attacked by at least one wolf leaves open whether more than one animal took part, a question the BBC summary does not address.

Both outlets describe the girl as eight years old and both describe her injuries as serious. Both summaries share the same central account of a child being hurt by a wolf inside an enclosure, although they differ on the setting. Neither summary includes an official statement from the facility or information on the girl's current condition.

Sources: BBC News: Girl seriously injured in wolf attack at German wildlife park; ABC News: An 8-year-old girl was attacked by a wolf in a German zoo.

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