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Kiazi, a female Western lowland gorilla, died after she had been under medical treatment for one week. Zookeepers noticed she was not using her left arm, and then that her health was declining. They anesthetized her for a full evaluation, but she died just before the procedure was scheduled to begin.

Falala, a 19-year-old female lion, was euthanized due to a diminished quality of life.

Burglars stole a pet macaw named Sunshine during a home invasion. The owner reported that there was blood all over the kitchen floor. She fears Sunshine will be sold into the ever-growing black market for exotic animals.

A man was charged with felony stalking after leaving a package containing a live ball python at his ex-girlfriend’s apartment complex.

A sheriff’s deputy responded to a call about a snake and found a 6-foot-long boa constrictor by the side of a highway. Deputies believe the snake was an abandoned pet. He was brought to a reptile rescue until a new home could be found.

Kyra, an 8-year-old female Amur tiger, died after a short illness that was likely an infection.

A 4-foot alligator, first spotted Aug. 15 as it sunbathed on a flat rock, was the subject of an intense two-day search by Alameda County sheriff’s deputies, Fremont police officers and state wildlife officers. Animal Control officers said presented a public danger, so it was shot and killed by a state wildlife officer. Police believe it was an abandoned exotic pet.

Firefighters pulled a python from an home while investigating a fire.

A man found a a 6-foot boa constrictor on a shelf in a storage garage. He brought it to the Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter. Boas are not native to the Upper Peninsula, so it is believed that this one was a pet that got loose.

A pet monkey was loose in a Walmart parking lot for several minutes before being retrieved and returned to an RV trailer. The monkey reportedly bit a Walmart employee, though the associate did not require medical attention.