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Two baboons and three tortoises died in a fire at a roadside zoo, The Snake Farm. Investigators believed a faulty heat lamp caused the fire.

A deputy sheriff shot a missing wolf-hybrid . Animal Control arrived to find the animal shot five times but still alive. The animal died in transit and the case was being investigated.

A 16-year-old girl was attacked and bitten by a cougar and suffered non-life threatening injuries. Authorities arrested a 21-year-old male friend who falsely portrayed himself as the cat’s possessor and broke into the home taking the girl with him. Police arrested the man and charged him with burglary.

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.