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Two polar bear cubs born to Aurora died the day they were born. One appeared to be stillborn, and the other died later the same day.

A U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector reported that a young tiger named Lilly was injured in her enclosure, resulting in a wound on the left front leg and the amputation of one toe. The zoo owner claimed that the injury occurred when Lilly got her paw stuck between metal piping and chewed on her own paw and leg in an attempt to free herself.

A monkey was spotted by several neighbors in a Tampa residential area. Neither the whereabouts nor where the monkey originated have been located.

16-year-old Bengal tiger named Lucy died after staff discovered bleeding in her mammary glands and a mass in her lungs. Lucy was given anesthesia for an x-ray and did not recover from it, so veterinarians euthanized her.

A Siberian lynx attacked a woman who was taking care of the animals while the owner was away. The woman sustained injuries to her head and was bleeding heavily when police arrived. Animals from this home have broken out before this incident. The owner of the cat has 9 cats, including 4 Syberian lynxes and 4 other cats of comparable size and is permitted to breed them per the DNR.

A newborn baby gorilla died 5 days after being born. The baby was the first gorilla baby born in 55 years at the Como Zoo.

After escaping it’s enclosure from that LA Zoo, a big horn sheep was hit by a car and later died after being tranquilized by zoo officials. A necropsy will be performed to ascertain the cause of death.

A baby gorilla named Kabibe was crushed by a hydraulic door and died at the San Francisco Zoo.

A woman was attacked by a wildebeest at a zoo in front of school children. The woman was a staff member of the zoo and is recovering in a hospital.

A first-generation Savannah hybrid cat escaped his home and was finally captured almost 2 weeks later.