September 22, 2012 -- Updated 0353 GMT (1153 HKT) The exhibit houses Amur tigers, also known as Siberian tigers, as well as Malayan tigers.. New York (CNN) -- A man is in critical condition at a hospital after jumping out of a monorail car into the Bronx Zoo's tiger pit, the zoo's director said. The man -- believed to be about 25 -- was riding on the zoo's Wild Asia monorail around 3 p.m. But they did not get there before the man had suffered multiple puncture wounds after being bitten by a tiger, CNN affiliates WABC and WCBS reported, citing police. The zoo uses hot wires as training tools to keep animals away from such areas as plant beds. If the animal comes into contact with the wire, it feels a small electric shock. Because the man followed instructions to roll under the wire, "that probably saved his life," Breheny told reporters. "I think it's safe to say that if the tiger really wanted to do harm to this individual he certainly had the time to do it," Breheny said. Breheny said the tiger will not be put down as it "did nothing wrong." "This is just an extraordinary occurrence that happened because ... somebody was deliberately trying to endanger themselves," he said.