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A woman took her pet monkey into a pet supply store where it bit a clerk. The monkey is being quarantined by the City Health Department and the clerk that was bitten is undergoing treatment for rabies and other disease as a precaution. Monkeys are not prohibited from being kept as pets in the city.

A tiger cub only a few days old died at the Sedgwick County Zoo of unknown causes.

A newborn golden lion tamarin at Zoo Atlanta died after an accidental fall. It was one of three infants born to 5-year old Robin. Another infant died shortly after birth.

Steve Sipek, a former actor who played Tarzan, has been arrested and had 2 tigers and a black panther removed from his home after they were considered a danger to the public. Sipek was taken into custody and had his license to keep dangerous wild animals revoked by FL wildlife officials. Six years ago, Sipek’s 600-pound tiger named Bobo escaped from his compound and was shot to death by a wildlife officer.

Two male gorillas escaped their enclosure for 3 hours triggering a code red at the zoo. Patrons were locked down in secure areas until the gorillas were returned to their enclosure. The incident is under investigation and it is unknown how the gorillas escaped.

A monocle cobra that escaped and reported missing since January 18 from a home was found under a glueboard beneath a dresser in the home where it was reported missing.

The Reston Zoo is under investigation after an employee told police the zoo director drowned a sick wallaby as a means of euthanasia.

Taijah, a dolphin calf, died suddenly of an “acute illnes.” An ultrasound showed fluid in her stomach and she was immiately put on medication. She was born as part of a cooperative breeding program designed to increase the size and genetic diversity of the captive dolphin population. A necropsy was to be performed.

Tweety, an emu, has been missing for more than 10 days and has been sighted several times. The emu eludes capture despite efforts to bring him home.

VA Tech police are looking for leads on a cache of exotic pets found in a section of the university’s underground steam tunnel network. The animals included 2 constrictor-like snakes, a black widow spider, a tarantula, 2 unidentified lizards, a frog, a rabbit, 3 miche and a cage of crickets.