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Stray dogs entered the Jackson Zoo and killed two 6-month-old Dama gazelles on loan from the Memphis Zoo and five pink flamingos. Zoo officials said they would install security upgrades.

A Chilean Flamingo that escaped from his enclosure at the Blank Park Zoo was recovered hours later on a golf course.

Little Creek Ranch is issued a quarantine notice after State agricultural officials discovered a shipment of illegal feral hogs being transported to the ranch tested positive for pseudo rabies. (www.gjsentinel.com)

A 16-year-old volunteer zoo guide was bitten by a 5-year-old Bengal tiger when he grabbed her arm through his cage. The victim suffered severe lacerations.

Two baboons and three tortoises died in a fire at a roadside zoo, The Snake Farm. Investigators believed a faulty heat lamp caused the fire.

A deputy sheriff shot a missing wolf-hybrid . Animal Control arrived to find the animal shot five times but still alive. The animal died in transit and the case was being investigated.

A 16-year-old girl was attacked and bitten by a cougar and suffered non-life threatening injuries. Authorities arrested a 21-year-old male friend who falsely portrayed himself as the cat’s possessor and broke into the home taking the girl with him. Police arrested the man and charged him with burglary.

A wolf-hybrid escaped from a Lee County Animal Control vehicle and remained on the loose.

SPCA Officials rescued Henry the Chimp from 15 years of living in deplorable conditions in a private home. Henry, 23, weighed barely 60 lbs. Plans were to transfer him to a sanctuary when he was strong enough.

Chesterfield’s Animal Control is stepping up efforts to find an elusive lion spotted by several residents. Witnesses reported seeing what is apparently a full-grown African Lioness.