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A wolf-hybrid escaped from a Lee County Animal Control vehicle and remained on the loose.

SPCA Officials rescued Henry the Chimp from 15 years of living in deplorable conditions in a private home. Henry, 23, weighed barely 60 lbs. Plans were to transfer him to a sanctuary when he was strong enough.

Chesterfield’s Animal Control is stepping up efforts to find an elusive lion spotted by several residents. Witnesses reported seeing what is apparently a full-grown African Lioness.

Mac, a 2-year-old elephant calf at the Houston Zoo, is the latest of six victims of the herpes virus.

A Savannah hybrid cat that escaped his possessor for more than six months was reunited with her. The Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game demanded that she relocate the “pet” cat as they are not legal in Alaska.

A Delta Airlines ground crew member opened the cargo door of a jet which arrived from Portland, Oregon to find a cheetah running loose among the suitcases and other luggage. Two cheetahs were being transported to the Atlanta Zoo when one escaped his crate.

According to a citation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a tiger scratched a person walking by the enclosure. There were insufficient barriers between the animals and the public.

A state trooper found a 200-lb animal lying injured alongside Route 2. Authorities were called to euthanize what was identified as a large, wild Russian boar.

Construction workers found a dead 4-ft-long North American alligator along an embankment off Highway 978.

Atlanta Zoo’s 28-year-old African elephant, Dottie, died. She was pregnant with her first calf. Zoo officials noticed significant body weight changes and cloudy urine and began antibiotics on October 22. A necropsy was to be performed to determine the cause of death.