November 19, 2015 Buckingham, FL A cobra who escaped from its home was caught 3 miles away from its home. The 60-year old man was found guilty of failing to report the escape of a venomous reptile, providing false inventory records and unsafe housing of venomous reptiles. Reptiles
November 19, 2015 Asheboro, NC A sea lion who swallowed a battery that someone had dropped into his tank had to undergo a procedure to get the battery out to save his life. Marine
November 18, 2015 Harlingen, TX A monkey running through a residential neighborhood bit an 84-year old woman. The woman was transported to a hospital and the monkey was captured. Primates
November 18, 2015 Phoenix, AZ Nacho, a 26-year-old bobcat, was euthanized after her chronic kidney disease became end stage renal failure. Small Cats
November 16, 2015 Appleton, WI A fox was illegally kept as a pet and was confiscated by officials. Other
November 16, 2015 San Antonio, TX A two-year old beluga whale named Stella died prematurely at SeaWorld San Antonio of unknown causes. Marine
November 15, 2015 Philadelphia, PA Two zebras escaped from a zoo where they were performing and ran amok on city streets. They were eventually corralled. Other
November 8, 2015 Oklahoma City, OK Lovey, an 11-year old bison, died after undergoing emergency surgery after caretakers noticed she wasn’t eating properly. A necropsy is expected. Other
November 6, 2015 Powell, OH One of the twins birthed by Aurora, a polar bear, died shortly after birth of unknown causes. Aurora stopped caring for the other cub, so zookeepers removed and hand-reared her. Bears
November 4, 2015 Las Vegas, NV A bottlenose dolphin named Beetle died of unknown causes at the Mirage Hotel. He is the 15th dolphin to die at the hotel since it opened. Marine