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A “pet” wallaby, Rocko, bit a 6-year-old boy on the finger while the boy was in Rocko’s pen. The boy, along with another child, ran away from Rocko, but Rocko chased the two boys. Rocko then kicked the second boy and knocked him to the ground. Rocko had previously escaped in May, see incident of 05/01/02.

Tommy, a 6-year-old baboon, died after a scuffle the previous day with Joe, the most dominant of the zoo’s three baboons. Tommy’s injuries were minor – a 2-inch-long cut and two bites – but he stopped breathing as he was recovering from being anesthetized for treatment.

An alligator escaped from his home and was recaptured a month later while swimming in a local pond.

A “pet” macaque monkey bit his possessor and a 9-year-old boy, and scratched a firefighter who tried to help.

Tory and Mary, two elephants performing with the Shrine Circus, bolted out of the circus tent during the show, scattering crowds. Mary hiked two miles through town and was recaptured at the University of Wisconsin-Stout campus when trucks blocked her route. A child was injured, and the elephants damaged a door at the park and caused $600 in damages to a city truck. The Shriners had contracted with George Carden Circus for the event.

An alligator was on the loose in a local neighborhood after he escaped from his home.

A 2-year-old female giraffe named Mykia died of a rare E. coli intestinal infection.

Ellliot, a 4-ft-long iguana, was on the loose after escaping from his cage.

A 5-year-old boy was mauled to death by a wolf-hybrid during a visit to his grandmother’s house. The “owner” of the animal was ordered to serve 6 months in jail with a picture of the child on her cell wall.

An exotic cat was found on the doorstep of a woman’s home.