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Two capuchin monkeys escaped their enclosure when a zookeeper failed to secure a lock after cleaning. One primate was captured shortly afterward, however, the other remains at large. Officials have set up traps, but fear the that capuchin may have succumbed to the high temperatures in the area.

A woman called police to report that her boyfriend’s pet snake had escaped its cage and was loose somewhere in the apartment.

A Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey tiger trainer was injured during a show. Although circus officials claimed the injury had nothing to do with the animals, eye-witness accounts suggested otherwise.

A 4-foot long corn shake was found inside the engine compartment of a pickup truck in a Portland suburb. The snake is believed to be a former pet.

A 3-foot boa constrictor was found on her porch, wedged between the tracks of a sliding door. The snake is thought to be someone’s escaped pet.

A resident at a mobile home park turned a 4-foot python loose intending to kill it with a lawnmower because they couldn’t afford to feed the animal. The snake escaped and has not been seen since.

An alligator was found wandering and was captured by responding police.

Zoo owner Tim Stark told U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors that he had “euthanized” a young female leopard by beating her to death with a baseball bat.

A rookie officer pulling a routine traffic stop was bit on his hand by a monkey. Recorded on his sunglasses camera, a moneky lurched from behind the driver’s seat and attacked the officer. The monkey is trained to entertain at carnivals and festivals and to pose in photos.

A man caught a 9-foot albino python that was headed down a drain and took the animal to the Off The Ark Exotic Pets in Chesterfield. It is believed that the snake was a former pet.