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Falala, a 19-year-old female lion, was euthanized due to a diminished quality of life.

Burglars stole a pet macaw named Sunshine during a home invasion. The owner reported that there was blood all over the kitchen floor. She fears Sunshine will be sold into the ever-growing black market for exotic animals.

A man was charged with felony stalking after leaving a package containing a live ball python at his ex-girlfriend’s apartment complex.

A sheriff’s deputy responded to a call about a snake and found a 6-foot-long boa constrictor by the side of a highway. Deputies believe the snake was an abandoned pet. He was brought to a reptile rescue until a new home could be found.

Kyra, an 8-year-old female Amur tiger, died after a short illness that was likely an infection.

A 4-foot alligator, first spotted Aug. 15 as it sunbathed on a flat rock, was the subject of an intense two-day search by Alameda County sheriff’s deputies, Fremont police officers and state wildlife officers. Animal Control officers said presented a public danger, so it was shot and killed by a state wildlife officer. Police believe it was an abandoned exotic pet.

Firefighters pulled a python from an home while investigating a fire.

A man found a a 6-foot boa constrictor on a shelf in a storage garage. He brought it to the Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter. Boas are not native to the Upper Peninsula, so it is believed that this one was a pet that got loose.

A pet monkey was loose in a Walmart parking lot for several minutes before being retrieved and returned to an RV trailer. The monkey reportedly bit a Walmart employee, though the associate did not require medical attention.

Moe, a 21-year-old male addax, died of age-related causes. He was bonded with Joy, a female addax who passed away on Aug. 10.