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Police captured a small alligator sunbathing by a small pond.

A painter discovered a large Monitor lizard on a patio after he heard a scuffling noise. He trapped the lizard in a corner and Animal Control took possession of the animal.

A 35 year old trainer at SeaWorld suffered minor injuries when a killer whale knocked her off of the wall she was sitting on causing her to head.

A monkey, weighing 15-20 lbs, escaped from his cage and ran around trying to attack people. The monkey was recaptured after being cornered in a garage. The possessor told police he was in the process of applying for a permit to keep the animal.

A 21-month-old male impala was found dead in a transport crate at the Toledo Zoo. He was given anesthesia a day earlier prior to loading him into the crate — in preparation for transfer to another zoo — and he was slow to recover. A necropsy indicated that the impala died from complications from an old neck injury that had worsened.

Durham health officials were trying to contact parents whose children may have been exposed to a rare and potentially fatal disease, Baylisascaris, at a day care facility whose owner kept exotic animals.

After suffering from arthritis for many years, Clara, a 54-year-old Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo, was euthanized. Clara wore sandals on her back feet for several years due to erosion of her foot pads.

Dominique, a 4-year-old rhino at the Metro Richmond Zoo, caught a keeper with his horn as she attempted to close his stall door for the night. The zookeeper required 16 stitches to her armpit.

Wildlife officers discovered a 5-ft-long alligator in Watts Bar Lake. The officers killed the animal.

Mama Petite, a 50 year-old hippo, was euthanized at the Birmingham Zoo. She increasingly suffered from a recurring skin condition. The condition stemmed from an incidence of sunburn that occurred two years previously.