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Animal control officials in Jacksonville are investigating after receiving reports of a monkey sighting. Witnesses estimated that the monkey was two feet tall.

A 22-year-old white-faced capuchin monkey named Luna was seized from a house, and her owner of more than two decades is now facing charges for not having the proper permits.

Luna was taken to a licensed wildlife facility.

Two of the four cubs born to a seized tiger died at Ohio’s exotic animal holding facility. The cubs arrived after officials took five tigers and five other exotic animals from Stump Hill Farm on May 4 (see https://www.bornfreeusa.org/database/exo_incident.php?id=2400).

The remaining two cubs were separated from their mother and moved into temporary care at a zoo.

A Patagonian mara named Chupacabra was found wandering on a street. He was taken to an animal shelter and the owner was identified, but the large rodent did not return to the private home. He was instead relocated to the Oregon Zoo for use in educational programs.

A pet emu named Freeda escaped from the home of Brian Johnson after a tree fell on her enclosure. Motorists noticed the emu walking down a road and called Space Farms Zoo & Museum, which captured Freeda and took her to the zoo. Johnson reclaimed Freeda two days later.

Two biologists found a red tail boa constrictor in a wooded area behind a Red Lobster restaurant. Animal Control captured the snake and took it to Carolina Waterfowl Rescue. The snake is not native to the area and is presumed to be someone’s pet.

A ball python came out of the drain into a bathtub, scaring a woman about to take a bath. It is not native to the area, and so is assumed to be someone’s pet. It was captured and brought to the county shelter to be put up for adoption.

The snake was determined to be under 3 months old, with minor skin problems.

A python escaped in a middle school after he was brought by a student for show and tell. A wildlife removal company found the snake behind a cabinet and recaptured him.

Kenneth Kubic, owner of the store Jurassic Pets, was convicted of 18 counts of animal cruelty after confining hedgehogs, reptiles, rodents and other animals in unsanitary conditions without food, water and veterinary care. Some of the animals died.

A pet Eclectus parrot named Barrett escaped from his owner’s home after he was spooked by a large truck. He was found two days later.