Search Exotic Incidents Database

A 50-pound Anubis baboon at the Seneca Park Zoo escaped from his enclosure and was found by a security guard in a fenced area nearby. It took more than two hours to return the baboon to his cage. A veterinarian for the zoo tried to anesthetize the animal with a tranquilizer dart but the baboon climbed into a tree instead of falling asleep. The baboon eventually went back into the exhibit area. The opening of the zoo was delayed by 10 minutes.

A woman lost part of her arm when she was mauled while attempting to pet a caged bear in a private zoo. She was driven to the hospital where her arm was amputated just below elbow.

A 33-year-old woman suffered injuries to her arm when a lioness “owned” by her father attacked her. The lion was shot and killed.

Two Norwegian Fjord horses traveling with Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus died after they were hit by a train while being unloaded from the train in which they traveled. The horses were struck when a freight train unexpectedly went through the area. One horse died instantly, the other was euthanized at the scene.

A college student’s arm was mangled by a caged “pet” bear kept as part of an exotic animal menagerie. The 22-year-old girl’s left arm was amputated two inches below the elbow.

A man visiting the Rio Grande Zoo stuck his finger into a jaguar’s cage, and the cat bit off his finger. The man fled the scene untreated.

A search was on to find an escaped “pet” lion spotted by several residents including police officers.

A large snake was spotted roaming the neighborhood.

A woman reported that her father’s 10-ft-long python snake had escaped from its enclosure.

A cougar was spotted by as many as 50 residents over the past two months. Officials believed the animal was an escaped or released “pet.”