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Gita, a 48-year-old Asian elephant at the Los Angeles Zoo, died in her enclosure. Activists protested her death outside the zoo, citing unnatural conditions at the zoo being responsible for her death.

A 29-year-old Asian elephant Romani at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo gave birth to a stillborn calf. This would have been Romani’s fourth birthing.

A 5-ft-long caiman is found in a backyard playground.

A 4-ft-long South American caiman that escaped from Witty Kitties animal shelter was fatally shot by a resident.

A 6-ft-long kangaroo named Buddy escaped from the Carroll County Petting Zoo when winds blew his cage door open. He was spotted by a motorist about a mile away in a cow pasture and was caught using a net.

A wallaby was captured by Animal Control after being spotted by construction workers.

A boy was attacked by a “pet” vervet monkey living in the neighborhood.

Animal Control officers found an alligator in a park and captured him. The officers located the “owner” who stated that he could no longer afford to keep the animal so he let the alligator go.

A wallaroo that escaped his enclosure and was loose for over a month was subsequently recaptured and returned.

Serval cats escaped or were deliberately released from their enclosures. One was found.