November 19, 2015 Asheboro, NC A sea lion who swallowed a battery that someone had dropped into his tank had to undergo a procedure to get the battery out to save his life. Marine
November 18, 2015 Harlingen, TX A monkey running through a residential neighborhood bit an 84-year old woman. The woman was transported to a hospital and the monkey was captured. Primates
November 18, 2015 Phoenix, AZ Nacho, a 26-year-old bobcat, was euthanized after her chronic kidney disease became end stage renal failure. Small Cats
November 16, 2015 Appleton, WI A fox was illegally kept as a pet and was confiscated by officials. Other
November 16, 2015 San Antonio, TX A two-year old beluga whale named Stella died prematurely at SeaWorld San Antonio of unknown causes. Marine
November 15, 2015 Philadelphia, PA Two zebras escaped from a zoo where they were performing and ran amok on city streets. They were eventually corralled. Other
November 8, 2015 Oklahoma City, OK Lovey, an 11-year old bison, died after undergoing emergency surgery after caretakers noticed she wasn’t eating properly. A necropsy is expected. Other
November 6, 2015 Powell, OH One of the twins birthed by Aurora, a polar bear, died shortly after birth of unknown causes. Aurora stopped caring for the other cub, so zookeepers removed and hand-reared her. Bears
November 4, 2015 Las Vegas, NV A bottlenose dolphin named Beetle died of unknown causes at the Mirage Hotel. He is the 15th dolphin to die at the hotel since it opened. Marine
November 2, 2015 Omaha, NE An intoxicated woman sneaked into a zoo to pet a tiger and was bitten. The woman sustained severe lacerations and may lose a finger. Big Cats