May 6, 2012 Omaha, NE A 27-year old silverback gorilla named Motuba was taken to a hospital for a broken jaw after a scuffle with another gorilla. Primates
May 4, 2012 Largo, FL Largo police detained a man and his monkey in a traffic stop. This is the same and monkey in the 4/5/2012 Pasco County incident where a man flagged down an officer to say that his monkey had run off when he stopped at a gas station. Officials had been looking for him for potential violation of wildlife possession laws. The man had a lengthy criminal history involving multiple arrests on DUI and driving with a suspended license. Officials also filed charges for failure to meet minimum caging requirements and failure to document a source of acquisition for wildlife. The monkey is being held in quarantine. Primates
May 4, 2012 Waterford, MI Police found an alligator and python while they were responding to a call about a domestic argument. They found the 2 and a half foot long gator splashing around in a plastic swimming pool in the basement and a python in a glass tank. Reptiles
May 3, 2012 Bloomington, MN A small alligator was found near a pond in Bloomington, MN, where the reptiles are not native. Claims of a bigger one living in the pond were also asserted to officials.
May 2, 2012 Oviedo, FL Two seperate reportings of monkey sightings have been reported. A woman called to report seeing the monkey in the downtown area, and a man called to report that he saw a monkey east of the downtown area. By the time the officers arrived, the monkey was gone. There had been no reports of anyone missing a monkey. Primates
May 2, 2012 Mission, TX Police received multiple calls from people who saw what appeared to be a large monkey about the size of a 13-year old boy. Investigators believe the animal has been roaming the city for a few days now. While they did not catch the animal, they believe they traced it to a man who was selling monkeys outside of the Mission jurisdiction. Primates
April 30, 2012 Beaumont, TX A 16′ yellow Burmese python named “Banana” was stolen from Gator Country. Reptiles
April 29, 2012 Huron Township, OH Ohio authorities used a tranquilizer gun to subdue an African eland antelope that escaped a safari resort. The 1,000 pound animal broke free from Kalahari Resorts Safari Adventures Animal Park in Huron Township causing a scare for some local residents. Other
April 27, 2012 Houston, TX A 12-foot long python is on the loose in an apartment complex after escaping from it’s owner living in that complex. Residents were warned, and the snake has not been located. Reptiles
April 27, 2012 Pender County, NC In response to multiple bite reports, Pender County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control removed a pet monkey named Elvis from the home of Nancy Browning. The male macaque had reportedly bitten one of Browning’s neighbors for the second time in two months. According to officials, the animal had bitten the woman once before and her son twice. After the first incident, the macaque had been quarantined in the home for 30 days for observation. State authorities have stepped in and ordered the euthanization of the monkey and testing for rabies. Primates