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Jennifer and Clyde, two rhesus monkeys, escaped from their home. Clyde bit an Animal Control officer. The two monkeys were illegally owned in violation of a town ordinance.

Customs officers and police officers seized a “pet” monkey after a neighbor reported the monkey might be infected with herpes B. The animal was to be tested for tuberculosis and various other viruses, including Herpes B.

A “pet” Asian jungle cat mauled a woman’s 2-year-old niece. The girl required 200 stitches.

A “pet” monkey grabbed a kitchen knife and a cigarette lighter and went on an eating binge in a house, holding police at bay for nearly 2 hours, during which time the animal bit two women. The monkey was subsequently caught but died in the cage. This animal had escaped from its home the day before.

Two elephants with Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus went on a rampage at a mall, smashing store windows and damaging cars. One of the elephants had killed a woman in 1985.

A 320 lb lioness named Maddie escaped her enclosure by scaling a 12-foot fence. 260 children from four schools and about 300 other visitors were evacuated. Maddie was shot with a tranquilizer dart and recaptured inside the zoo in about an hour.

The National Zoo’s baby elephant, Kumari, died after a 4-day illness. The cause of the 16 month old Asian elephant calf’s death was not immediately known. She had bounced back from a shaky start in life.

Lions killed and partially devoured a woman who entered their enclosure at the National Zoo. Her death was later ruled a suicide.

Seven lions and tigers toppled onto the freeway after their trailer came unhitched; one tiger on the loose for four hours. The animals were on their way to a Home Depot store for a photo shoot.

A lion cub was found tied to the front gate of the St. Louis Zoo. The lion was declawed and wearing a collar. Evidently the lion was someone’s “pet.”