SF Zoo Tiger Attack: Walls 20 Feet, Tigers Can Leap 30 Feet
• GinnThere was speculation in the new media about how Christmas Day's deadly tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo could have happened. A simple mathematical exercise provides a clue.
There was speculation in the new media about how Christmas Day's deadly tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo could have happened. A simple mathematical exercise provides a clue.

Nice job. This is in fact what has now been concluded. And the zoo has confirmed the wall was only 12.5 feet tall, not 15 or 20 feet.