June 7, 2001 Los Angeles, CA A crested capuchin monkey squeezed through a small opening in its cage and wandered into the public area of the Los Angeles Zoo for about an hour. All patrons were removed from the area until the monkey was recaptured. Primates
May 18, 2001 Austin, TX Monkeys escaped from their cages at the Austin Zoo and attacked a woman visitor, biting and scratching her. The woman received stitches and a tetanus shot. Primates
May 17, 2001 Little Torch Key, FL A “pet” mountain lion escaped from her enclosure and was seen roaming the neighborhood. The lion was recaptured and returned to her enclosure. Big Cats
May 12, 2001 Beloit, WI A 10-ft-long python escaped from his homemade glass cage and crawled into the bed of a 5-year-old boy. The snake clamped onto the boy’s hand and coiled around his arm. The boy was treated for bruising and fang cuts. Reptiles
April 25, 2001 Vallejo, CA Four “pet” Alaskan wolves escaped from their enclosure and attacked a neighbor woman. The wolves tore her clothes, but she escaped injury. Other
April 21, 2001 Jackson County, IL A 4-year-old boy was mauled to death by a wolf-hybrid. The wolf-hybrid bit the boy several times and severed his jugular vein. Other
April 19, 2001 Festus, MO A chimp owned by a private farm near Festus went on a rampage and was shot by a teenage boy trying to defend his friends. The chimp’s son, Travis, would also go on a rampage and critically injure and permanently disfigure a woman, Charla Nash, on 2/17/2009 in Conneticut. Primates
April 10, 2001 Hillboro, MO Three chimpanzees wandered out from behind an unlocked fence at ChimParty, a facility that rented primates for parties and commercials. One chimp was shot by a neighbor who felt threatened by the animals; the chimpwas later euthanized. Primates
April 10, 2001 Los Angeles, CA A kookaburra (bird) flew out of its cage at the Los Angeles Zoo before being captured the next day. Other
March 25, 2001 Todd County, MN A man was mauled by his “pet” bear while fixing the corn crib used to cage the bear. Bears