October 6, 2005 Eureka, CA Bill, a 59-year-old chimpanzee at the Sequoia Park Zoo, escaped when vandals broke into the zoo after closing and cut a hole in his cage. Bill’s primary keeper found him at a house 1-1/2 blocks away and walked him back to the zoo. Primates
September 29, 2005 Queens, NY An auto body shop mechanic found two baby alligators abandoned in a tank dumped in the back of a car. Reptiles
September 28, 2005 Lewis County, WA A 5-year-old boy was attacked by a tiger cub while the cub was outside the cage. Big Cats
September 21, 2005 Mount Dora, FL Two zebras escaped from their pens and wandered onto a state road. The zebras were injured after a truck slammed into them. Other
September 14, 2005 Wilmington, DE An 8-ft-long Argentina boa and three 4- to 6-ft-long boas were found abandoned at an apartment. Reptiles
September 11, 2005 Boone County, MS A wallaby was found dead after being hit by a car on a rural road. The wallaby had been on the loose since April. Other
September 10, 2005 Bridgeport, TX A 4-month-old tiger was found wandering in and out of traffic near an Interstate exit. The cub escaped from the back of his possessor’s pick-up truck. Big Cats
September 6, 2005 Royal, NE The director of the unaccredited Nebraska Zoo shot and killed three chimpanzees when they escaped from their pens. The chimpanzees escaped when a keeper left the padlock unlocked after a routine cleaning. The remaining chimpanzee was sent to a private breeding operation near Kansas City. Primates
September 3, 2005 Coal Valley, IL A lion cub named Amani died at the Niabi Zoo after the pulley on 80-pound door to the lion exhibit broke, causing the door to fall on him. After discovering that the cub’s spinal cord was severed, the zoo veterinarian decided to euthanize him. Big Cats