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An African Serval named Juno escaped from his home in Pelham, Alabama on April 24, 2018. As of May 1, 2018, he has not been recaptured, but police have indicated that if he cannot be easily recaptured, they may have to shoot the animal.

Four baboons used a barrel to escape from their enclosure at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute. The animals were recaptured without injury.

A 7-month-old female giraffe got loose from the African Journey exhibit at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. Handlers were able to locate and recapture the animal without any injuries.

A former employee of Catoctin Zoo and Wildlife Preserve in Maryland was charged with stealing venomous snakes and other reptiles from the facility after leaving his job.

A baby was mauled to death by a wolf/dog hybrid belonging to his parents. The animal was later euthanized.

A 5 1/2-foot black-throated monitor lizard that lives in a pet shop escaped the pet shop for several hours before being recaptured.

A 10 month old Pallas cat, Mushu, escaped from the Asian Highland Exhibit at a SLC zoo and was recaptured by using a mouse trap to lure the mountain cat back to his enclosure.

Escaped pet kangaroo hopped over a fence and was recaptured near a Texas highway. Authorities chased the kangaroo around for over an hour before the owner tranquilized it and took it back home in a net.

Three African elephants escaped when the truck transporting them to Sarasota caught fire. Fortunately there were no injuries. The elephants stood idly nearby when fire rescue came to put out the flames. A new tractor was soon sent to pick them up.

Suzy, a 6 year old Bengal tiger, wandered into an Atlanta suburb and attacked a dachshund. The dog has survived but unfortunately, the police shot the tiger down after she jumped the dog. The tiger was being transporting from Florida to Memphis and stopped overnight in Georgia where she apparently escaped unnoticed. Suzy was owned by a circus presenter.