March 20, 2012 Bradenton, FL An image of a monkey, most likely a Capuchin, is captured on serveillance video running loose at the Lakewood Business Park, going thorugh dumpsters. It is not known where the animal came from – most likely someone’s pet that got loose. Primates
March 19, 2012 Buffalo, NY A 400-pound adult male gorilla escaped his cage at the Buffalo Zoo, biting a female zookeeper before being tranquilized and captured. Primates
March 19, 2012 Ashley, PA A Java macaque monkey was on the loose for several hours after police tried to stop a man driving a stolen ATV. The monkey was unleashed and sitting on the rear of the vehicle. The monkey was turned over to the PA Game Commission as it is illegal to own a primate in Pennsylvania. The man was ordered to pay a $100 fine. Primates
March 15, 2012 Pensacola, FL A Pensacola woman’s pet snake went behind the dashboard of her car so she took the car to a mechanic to get it out. They were driving cross-country to Washington State. Reptiles
March 13, 2012 Staten Island, NY A 4-foot snake slithered out of a Staten Island man’s toilet. The California Kingsnake is thought to be somone’s escaped pet and was taken to a Manhattan sanctuary. Reptiles
March 9, 2012 Saco, ME A poisonous, 5-foot viper from Africa was found stretched dead across a rock in a wooded area behind a movie theater. Reptiles
March 5, 2012 Niles, OH A woman took her pet monkey into a pet supply store where it bit a clerk. The monkey is being quarantined by the City Health Department and the clerk that was bitten is undergoing treatment for rabies and other disease as a precaution. Monkeys are not prohibited from being kept as pets in the city. Primates
March 3, 2012 Wichita, KS A tiger cub only a few days old died at the Sedgwick County Zoo of unknown causes. Big Cats
February 29, 2012 Atlanta, GA A newborn golden lion tamarin at Zoo Atlanta died after an accidental fall. It was one of three infants born to 5-year old Robin. Another infant died shortly after birth. Primates
February 28, 2012 Loxahatchee, FL Steve Sipek, a former actor who played Tarzan, has been arrested and had 2 tigers and a black panther removed from his home after they were considered a danger to the public. Sipek was taken into custody and had his license to keep dangerous wild animals revoked by FL wildlife officials. Six years ago, Sipek’s 600-pound tiger named Bobo escaped from his compound and was shot to death by a wildlife officer. Big Cats