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Winkie, a 40 year old female Asian elephant and a resident of the The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald killed one handler and injured another. Winkie had hurt handlers in a previous residence.

A 3-ft-long adult caiman was found in the French Broad River. The caiman was suspected to be an abandoned “pet.”

A white tiger named Calcutta slashed the head of a 4-year-old boy at the Saratoga County Fair as the child posed for a photo holding a baby kangaroo at an exotic animal photo exhibit presented by Ashville Game Farm. The exhibit was continued, with minor adjustments (an additional barrier was installed and the photo bench moved farther from the cage). Calcutta was one of two tigers on display in the sweltering summer heat. The Saratoga County Fair also routinely featured a performing bear show.

A toddler attacked by a free-ranging peacock at the Oregon Zoo suffered scratches to one shoulder and welts on both arms.

A 12-foot Burmese python named Houdini swallowed a queen-size electric blanket, along with the electrical cord and control box, that was wrapped around his cage for warmth. He had surgery to remove the blanket, and survived.

A woman was mauled to death by her ‘pet” wolf-hybrid. She was found in the animal’s pen.

A woman shot and killed two of her neighbor’s wolves and a sheriff killed a third wolf after they escaped from their pen and attacked one of the woman’s three dogs.

A Japanese macaque named Oops escaped from Mill Mountain Zoo, having let herself out when a zookeeper failed to lock the door while inside the enclosure for routine cleaning. The zoo was forced to close for the day to search for the missing monkey due to concerns for public safety. Oops was subsequently recovered one week later, having been spotted more than a mile away from the zoo.

Startled by a dog, a wallaroo escaped from his pen and remained on the loose.

A marmoset on the loose was captured by Animal Control.