February 23, 2006 Alva, FL A man was hospitalized after being attacked by his neighbor’s wallaroo. The animal escaped from his pen after digging a hole under the fence of his enclosure. The animal was shot and killed. Other
February 15, 2006 Birmingham, AL A worker at the Birmingham Zoo was treated for scalp wounds after being attacked by a 19-year-old lion. The attack occurred while zoo workers fed the lions and moved them from an overnight holding area to an outdoor exhibit area. Big Cats
February 12, 2006 Rochester, NY The Seneca Park Zoo reported the death by heart attack of a 21-year-old orangutan, Lowell. Lowell recently passed his physical and showed no signs of illness before he died suddenly. A necropsy was underway to determine the actual cause of death. Primates
February 10, 2006 Richmond, VA Maymont’s only two black bears are euthanized after one bear bites a Richmond toddler. The bears were euthanized to be tested for rabies. A memorial service for the bears was attended by 500 mourners. The city was still investigating the actions of the child’s mother. Bears
February 9, 2006 Craig, CO A 56-year-old man was killed by a captive elk while attempting to feed the animal. Other
February 7, 2006 Rochester, NY Genny C, a 28-year-old African elephant at the Seneca Park Zoo, lost her baby due to complications during labor. The calf’s foot was in wrong position, preventing the calf from passing through Genny C’s reproductive tract. Elephants
February 5, 2006 Temperance, MI More than four dozen exotic and native animals perished overnight in a barn fire at Nature’s Creek Petting Zoo. Firefighters were unable to enter the structure to rescue any animals. The cause of the fire was under investigation, but it appeared to be an accident. Other
February 3, 2006 Columbus, OH A zookeeper at the Columbus Zoo lost her fingertip when Toby, an adult male bonobo (or pygmy chimpanzee), bit her. The incident happened when the zookeeper fed Toby a grape as a reward for stepping on and off the scale. Primates
February 2, 2006 Moorpark, CA Feznick, a 4-year-old kangaroo, underwent plastic surgery to repair his lip due to injuries from a wolf bite received at the Kern County farm for Hollywood animals the previous year. Feznick appeared at corporate events and had been featured in a movie for which he walked the red carpet at the premiere. The plastic surgeon performed the lip surgery free of charge as it was the first time he had ever worked on an animal. Other
February 1, 2006 Willmar, MN A cougar was captured while roaming a neighborhood close to an elementary school. Big Cats