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A 16-year-old girl was playing with her aunt’s 6-week-old kinkajou when the animal bit her hand. She felt ill within 24 hours with stomach pain and a fever, and was hospitalized for six days. Kinkajous carry a unique bacteria called Kingella potus.

Police are searching for an 8-foot boa constrictor that escaped from a resident’s home. All residents were warned to keep pets and small children under close supervision.

A 13-foot tiger reticulated python was seized from an Acreage man who turned out to have a small menagerie of exotic wildlife in his home. Other animals in the home included a ring-tailed lemur, a skunk and a kinkajou, for which he was given a warning for possession without a permit. The python was taken to the Busch wildlife Sanctuary.

A woman found hoarding several species of animals, including exotics and wildlife such as kinkajous and raccoons, was charged with neglect when her mentally disabled son was found unresponsive in the yard and later died. Authorities claim the house was so filthy the children’s feet were caked with feces and dirt. Plumbing and appliances such as the toilet, washer, dryer, ovenm, and 2 refrigerators did not work. Other animals found in the home included 109 cats, 3 dogs, and 39 cockatiels. The woman was charged with criminal neglect of a disabled child, a felony, as well as misdeameanors alleging cild endangerment, animal hoarding and cruel treatment.

Police went to investigate a mournful crying and found a 600-pound pet tortoise who was living with 3 other rare Aldabra tortoises in the back patio of a duplex. All four were removed from the property and taken to the Popcorn Park Zoo in Lacy. The owner was charged with 8 counts of anial cruelty and possession of an exotic species without a permit.

A baby tiger was found dead from a blow to the head at Los Angeles Zoo. Officials admitted they are still in the dark over what caused the tragedy. The cub was one of three male Sumatran tigers born on August 6 and appeared to be doing well.

Signs were posted in a North Naples community warning people of an escaped 8-9 foot python. The snake was not found.

A Capuchin monkey, one of ten that were let loose when wildfires forced evacuation in Warren County, bit a game warden and was euthanized. The couple responsible for the monkeys and who released them also own three other primates who they took with them during the evacuation. Two other primates are still on the loose. They are assumed to be stressed and considered dangerous.

A college mascot bald eagle flies into a window at a pre-game show in Auburn. Observers report that he sounded like a truck when he hit the window. The eagle is said to be recovering.

Two men were charged with animal cruelty after 15 monkeys they were shipping from South America to Thailand were found dead at the Los Angeles International Airport. The men placed 14 Marmoseets, 5 white-fronted Capuchins and 6 Squirrel Monkeys in three wooden boxes in Miami bound for Los Angeles, who were then supposed to transfer to a flight going to China. However, due to irregularity with the shipping documents were denied access to the plane. LAX officials found 14 of the 25 primates were dead, and a Capuchin was rushed to a veterinarian, who had to euthanize the animal. The surviving animals were taken to San Diego Wild Animal Park.