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An 8 year old Mexican gray wolf escaped briefly from its exhibit at the Minnesota Zoo and was shot and killed by zoo staff.

Dozens of people at the Kansas City Zoo were forced to take shelter after a Red-Capped Mangabey escaped from its enclosure. The primate was captured after about 30 minutes.

A lemur used in a street exhibition in Old Town allegedly bit a tourest on the cheek. A claim was filed withthe city’s Code Compliance Department.

A first-grader on a field trip to the Sedgwick County Zoo was mauled by a leopard after the boy scaled a railing and approached the animal’s cage. The boy received lacerations to his head and neck after the leopard stuck a paw through its cage and grabbed the boy by the side of his head. The boy was taken to a hospital where he was listed in fair condition.

A peahen (female peacock) escaped from the Bronx Zoo, where they are allowed to roam freely. She was found and recaptured in the garage of a local business three days later.

A 6-foot long Columbian red-tail boa, believed to be an abondoned pet, was found at a memorial gathering service. The animal was rehabilitated and put up for adoption.

Mary, a 60-year-old Asian elephant, was euthanized due to a sharp decline in her condition. She had untreatable cancer.

A 30-pound male java macaque bit and attacked his owner when the owner rolled over on him in bed. The macaque along with his companion macaque has been surrendered to Bear Path Acres.

A wallaby escaped its owner and was caught while wondering the neighborhood.

79 snakes, boa constrictors, pythons, and anacondas, were confiscated and is now being held at the Humane Society of North Texas after a fugitive snake breeder, David Beauchemin, was arrested. The snakes were severely dehydrated and malnourished.