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A “pet” lion cub escaped from his home and roamed the neighborhood.

A 3-ft-long California King “pet” snake slithered up four flights of stairs and into an apartment, and attacked a sleeping child. The 3-year-old was rushed to nearby Mount Sinai Hospital.

A wolf-hybrid attacked a 9-year-old boy who was playing with the animal. The boy was bitten and required 20 stitches.

A “pet” jungle cat escaped from his enclosure and was later returned to his possessor.

A 4-ft-long crocodile was seized in an apartment by Animal Control authorities after being found in a lidless tank.

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.

A 10-year-old vervet monkey, Oliver, bit his “owner” while she fed him. Oliver had bitten his possessor on several previous occasions.

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.

A non-native exotic black cat was spotted roaming the neighborhood. The cat was suspected of being an escaped exotic “pet.”

Wolf-hybrid escapes and isloose in Ft. Lauderdale for more than 3 weeks.