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An adult, male Rhesus monkey was captured in eastern Kentucky. Although the animal had a tattoo on his chest indicative of animals used in labs, this monkey was thought to have been someones escaped pet. The monkey was in bad health and was transported to the Primate Rescue Center.

Officials are trying to locate the owner of a 200-pound tortoise after the giant reptile was discovered along a road.

An elephant calf injured a zookeeper in September, and emergency responders and the Fort Worth Zoo offered two different versions of what happened.

Fort Worth Fire Department reports say a 37-year-old female zookeeper suffered a “puncture wound from an animal,” and ambulance records show the victim was taken to a hospital with “serious injuries.”

A zoo spokeswoman said she believes the worker suffered a relatively minor bump to the head.

A sick, declawed tiger cub was reportedly found wandering the streets of San Jacinto and was brought to animal care by a woman who claims she found him. The cub, named Himmel, later died during a medical procedure to be neutered and repair his hernia. It is illegal to own a tiger in California and the police are investigating.

A 4-year-old cheetah named Pounce escaped from his enclosure. Guests were herded into “safe zones.” Pounce was spotted within an hour lying in an area of landscaping. Trainers hit him with a tranquilizer dart, which caused him to dash back to his exhibit.

Sarabi, a young tiger, died of viral pneumonia.

Theo, the 6-foot red-tailed boa constrictor escaped from his enclosure and was loose for a week before being captured hanging from a neighbor’s tree.

A wallaby died of toxoplasmosis, a parasitic infection carried in cat feces. A large population of feral cats roams the zoo’s property. This is one of the 15 wallabies, including six babies, who died at the Virginia Zoo since they were brought there for the Australia exhibit.

An 8-foot-long king cobra named Elvis escaped his enclosure and was loose in a residential neighborhood. He was found under one of the neighbor’s dryers over a month later. Charges were filed against the owner, reality TV star Michael Kennedy, for failing to immediately notify state wildlife authorities. He voluntarily relinquished Elvis.

A coyote wearing a collar and leash was found wandering a neighborhood. The coyote was euthanized for fear of rabies before the guardian was found. The man claims he bought the animal and thought it was a dog. The coyote did not have rabies.