December 7, 2004 Dunlap, IN A man and his dog were attacked by a wolf hybrid while walking in their neighborhood. The dog did not survive the attack. Other
December 5, 2004 Laredo, TX A Bengal tiger with the Great Circus of China bit and mangled a circus worker’s hand after the worker got too close to the tiger’s cage. The woman was rushed to the hospital and recovered. Big Cats
December 5, 2004 Eagle, WI A man was bitten by his cobra during a feeding session. The man received antivenin and survived. Reptiles
November 26, 2004 Evansville, IN A chimpanzee with the Hadi Shrine Circus bit a circus guest during a pre-show picture event with guests and animals. The guest was treated at the hospital for a puncture wound and released. Circus officials reported that the chimpanzee was unprovoked. Primates
November 22, 2004 Wichita, KS A 6-year-old male jaguar killed his 18-year-old female companion at the Sedgwick County Zoo. After a long introduction process, zookeepers believed the jaguars were ready for cohabitation. The jaguars were placed on exhibit together with no access to their holding pens. The 165-pound male killed his 130-pound female companion within hours. Big Cats
November 20, 2004 North Liberty, IN A man was killed when his gnu, also known as a wildebeest, attacked and trampled him. Other
November 19, 2004 St. Augustine, FL A 350-lb Siberian tiger, while being walked on a leash, attacked and injured a 14-year-old boy at the St. John’s County Fair. The tiger’s handler was also attacked and injured when he attempted to pull the tiger off the boy. The incident was brought under control only after two police officers fired Taser stun guns at the tiger. The handler was the owner of Catty Shack Ranch where the tiger resided. Big Cats
November 17, 2004 Liberty and Girard, OH A capuchin monkey wandered through neighborhoods after he escaped from a car. The monkey was subsequently recaptured. Primates
November 15, 2004 New Haven, CT A 15-ft-long python escaped his enclosure. His possessors also had two crocodiles and an Argentinean boa constrictor which were confiscated because it is illegal to possess them in the state. Reptiles
November 13, 2004 Gentry, AR A Bengal tiger pulled the flesh off the right middle finger of a woman visiting the Wild Wilderness Drive Thru Safari after she reportedly placed her hand in the tiger’s cage. See 01/24/02 entry for another incident involving Wild Wilderness Drive Thru Safari. Big Cats