Toddler falls into cheetah exhibit at zoo after being dangled over railing

Cheetahs.
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A 2-year-old boy was treated for minor injuries on Saturday after he fell into a cheetah exhibit at the zoo in Cleveland.

The toddler was being dangled over the pit by his mother when he fell 10 feet, The Associated Press reports. The boy was rescued by his parents, who leapt down and scooped him up. The cheetahs never approached the trio.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.