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According to a citation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, zookeepers failed to obtain veterinary care for a week for a female lynx named Phoebe who was suffering from a prolapsed uterus. Surgery revealed several inches of impacted feces, including wood shavings. Phoebe died following surgery from septicemia due to the length of time of the impaction.

A “pet” monkey attacked and caused injuries to a visitor’s infant child. Visiting parents got too close to the “pet” monkey’s cage when the monkey grabbed the hood of the baby’s coat, causing the baby’s head to repeatedly strike the metal cage. The infant’s injuries were not life-threatening and she was treated and released from the hospital the same night. Indiana is one of the few states that permits monkeys to be housed as “pets” without a permit.

Amali, a 5-year-old giraffe who recently arrived at the Tulsa Zoo, died after an attempt to determine and treat injuries she suffered at the Wilds Zoo.

Two hunters discovered a 3-ft-long alligator while hunting on Aetna Mountain. They captured the alligator and turned him over to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.

Two hikers walking a trail at Aviara Cove in Batiquitos Lagoon spotted a 5-ft-long Burmese python snake. A volunteer from the Lagoon’s Nature Center captured the snake and County Animal Control took possession of him.

Police captured a 5-ft-long boa constrictor on a Yonkers street. The snake, cold and lethargic when picked up, was turned over to the Exotic Pet Warehouse.

A Florida man was reunited with his 1-year-old “pet” marmoset named Simon. Simon vanished as his possessor was preparing for a move from Hollywood to Fort Lauderdale. An unidentified man captured Simon and sold him. Authorities convinced the man to disclose the identity of the person to whom he sold Simon and they were able to return him to his possessor.

Jasa, a 40-lb African serval cat, escaped her home and was missing. The possessor said she was trained, microchipped, and wearing a red harness and color. Traps were set but so far she remained loose.

Pinellas County Sheriffs deputies and officials from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were unsuccessful in capturing a 30-lb monkey that was seen in trees and rooftops near an apartment complex. The monkey eluded them and disappeared into a heavily-wooded area. Officials warned residents that the monkey could be aggressive and asked them to contact authorities if he was spotted again.

More than a dozen wild sika deer remained at large after escaping through a 20-ft gap in their fenced enclosure. Louisiana Department of Wildlife agents expressed concern that the exotic deer could be carrrying foreign diseases and called on hunters to track and kill the deer.