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Police officers found three tigers loose in a backyard that only had a 4-foot field fence to contain them, being watched by a 17-year-old. Eight monkeys, a skunk, a cougar, and a fox were also found on the property. Owner Trisha Meyer did not have the necessary permits to keep these animals, and was extradited to Harris County, Texas, where she faces charges for theft and endangering a child. The tigers were taken into protective custody.

A police officer helped catch an escaped Patagonian mara named Olivia, who was then reclaimed by her owner.

Kona, a 7-year-old chimpanzee, died after falling ill during an exam.

A 5-year-old male Tasmanian devil named Sylar, on loan from Australia, died from bacterial pneumonia at the Albuquerque BioPark Zoo. He was lethargic and coughing the week prior, and a medical treatment plan was started. The necropsy also found that Sylar suffered from moderate heart disease and “reactive changes” in his liver and spleen as a result of the heart disease and pneumonia.

Macite, a 53-year-old Southern white rhino, died at the Audubon Zoo.

Finnegan, an 8-year-old moose who had recently returned to the NEW Zoo from Milwaukee, died.

Bubba, a 15-foot-long Burmese python, was euthanized after a battle with cancer. He was 25 years old.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received reports of several sightings of a rhesus macaque. Officers are unsure where the monkey came from.

Sushi, a 17-year-old sea lion, died of widespread cancer.

Tao, an 11-year-old Sumatran orangutan, escaped her enclosure through a volleyball-sized hole found in the woven mesh of the outdoor exhibit. She walked around a public area within the zoo, then went back to her enclosure on her own.