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A Capuchin monkey, one of ten that were let loose when wildfires forced evacuation in Warren County, bit a game warden and was euthanized. The couple responsible for the monkeys and who released them also own three other primates who they took with them during the evacuation. Two other primates are still on the loose. They are assumed to be stressed and considered dangerous.

A college mascot bald eagle flies into a window at a pre-game show in Auburn. Observers report that he sounded like a truck when he hit the window. The eagle is said to be recovering.

Two men were charged with animal cruelty after 15 monkeys they were shipping from South America to Thailand were found dead at the Los Angeles International Airport. The men placed 14 Marmoseets, 5 white-fronted Capuchins and 6 Squirrel Monkeys in three wooden boxes in Miami bound for Los Angeles, who were then supposed to transfer to a flight going to China. However, due to irregularity with the shipping documents were denied access to the plane. LAX officials found 14 of the 25 primates were dead, and a Capuchin was rushed to a veterinarian, who had to euthanize the animal. The surviving animals were taken to San Diego Wild Animal Park.

El Paso Zoo announced that Wzui, a 6-year old male tiger, was killed by his partner, a female tigress named Sheri. It is suspected that Sheri was jealous of the attention Wzui was giving to another tigress, 15-year old Meli.

Nea, a 4-year old dolphin at the Brookfield Zoo, died unexpectedly after presumably accidentally colliding with another dolphin.

An animal control officer seized 2 large boa contrictors from a Longview apartment saying the snakes posed a danger to a 5-year old boy who lived there.

The Cowlitz County Humane Society seized a 7-foot albino red-tailed boa constrictor and a 6-foot red-tailed boa. One of the snakes escaped and struck at the officer.

A man was arrested for biting and severely injuring a python. The python, a female, underwent surgery for wounds that were deep enough to expose the creature’s liver. Afterwards, the snake was turned over to the city’s Animal Care Services, where it was reported to be recovering, though it lost several ribs. The man said he had no memory of the incident.

A red tail Boa Constrictor was rescued from a truck’s engine. The snake was malnourished and had sustained injuries. It is believed that the snake is a former pet that someone released.

A 10-foot python was discovered when the water from the tub it was in overfilled and started leaking onto the apartment below. It is illegal to own a python as a pet in New York.