February 5, 2001 New Milford, NJ A 4-ft-long crocodile was seized in an apartment by Animal Control authorities after being found in a lidless tank. Reptiles
February 4, 2001 Pittsburgh, PA A 150-pound gorilla escaped her enclosure by crossing a moat and scaling a 14-foot wall. About 250 zoo patrons were kept inside buildings for about 45 minutes while the gorilla scavenged food from trash cans in an outdoor concession area near the gorilla exhibit. Keepers eventually lured the animal into a women’s restroom, where she was injected with a tranquilizer. Primates
January 24, 2001 Santa Clara, CA A 10-year-old vervet monkey, Oliver, bit his “owner” while she fed him. Oliver had bitten his possessor on several previous occasions. Primates
January 11, 2001 Las Vegas, NV A “pet” cougar escaped from his home and was found on top of a school bus. No students were in the bus at the time of the incident. Big Cats
January 3, 2001 Boerne, TX A non-native exotic black cat was spotted roaming the neighborhood. The cat was suspected of being an escaped exotic “pet.” Big Cats
January 3, 2001 Fort Lauderdale, FL Wolf-hybrid escapes and isloose in Ft. Lauderdale for more than 3 weeks. Other
December 22, 2000 Fort Lauderdale, FL A wolf-hybrid escaped and was loose in Fort Lauderdale for more than three weeks. Other
December 15, 2000 Wynnewood, OK Two children found a 9-ft-long alligator in a pond. The alligator was captured and transferred to a local exotic animal park. The alligator was presumed to be somebody’s “pet.” Reptiles
December 6, 2000 Millard County, UT Two baby tigers were found wandering along the side of a state road. The cubs were confiscated and returned to their “owner” in Kansas. Big Cats
December 1, 2000 Oklahoma City, OK A 5-year-old capuchin monkey bit a boy at Home Depot. The monkey was taken to a shelter to be tested for communicable diseases and released after testing negative. Primates