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Nkosi, a 21-year old male gorilla died of unknown causes at the North Carolina Zoo.

A woman was bitten by a black rhinoceros at the Denver Zoo while participating in the the rhino encounter program.

A 4-foot python escaped from it’s enclosure and was found on a neighbors porch. It is illegal to own a python in the city and the owner was fined $400.

A 10-foot python was captured in the parking lot of a New Jersey Burger King after a construction crew fixing a sewer line spotted the reptile. The snake was taken to Touch of Nature.

Bella, the beluga whale, died at SeaWorld San Antonio of unknown causes and was the 13th death for this park since 1995. Five of the 13 were under the age of 5.

A Savannah hybrid cat named “Chum” who had escaped from a private resident was shot and killed by neighbors. The 25-pound, 3-year old cat’s body was discovered in a trash bin.

A panda at the National Zoo gave birth to twin cubs – one alive and the other stillborn.

Zookeepers failed to obtain veterinary care for a serval that died allegedly without having shown any clinical signs of disease or injury. They also failed to have a necropsy performed to determine the cause of death.

Zoo owner Tim Stark failed to obtain veterinary care for a male red kangaroo after he noticed that the animal’s feet were swollen shortly after he arrived at the zoo. Stark gave him an unknown amount of Benadryl. The kangaroo died a few days later. Stark also failed to have a necropsy performed to determine the cause of death.

Zookeepers failed to obtain veterinary care for a coatimundi that died allegedly without having shown any clinical signs of disease or injury. They also failed to have a necropsy performed to determine the cause of death.