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Two of the Baton Rouge Zoo’s four giraffes died on the same day. One had been suffering from a chronic illness and the other was knocked down by different giraffe in a barn stall.

Two zebras got loose from UniverSoul Circus and were seen running along a major East Oakland Road.

Circus personnel were able to herd them back.

A 7-foot-long red tail boa constrictor escaped from a house. Animal control officers found and captured the snake 23 days later. The police announced that the snake would be returned to his owner.

Hail the size of golf balls killed several exotic birds at the Fort Worth Zoo. Five flamingos, a pelican, an ibis, and a swan chick died, and other birds were injured.

A woman found a 4-foot-long ball python on her back patio. Police officers captured the animal, who they believe is a former pet, and turned him over to animal services.

A cockatiel named Bob escaped from the home of Cindy Adams and Mike Smith.

A polar bear named Berit at the Cincinnati Zoo escaped from its enclosure, forcing the zoo to close temporarily. The zoo moved visitors indoors and stated that there was no potential risk to visitors or staff. The bear was moved safely back into her enclosure.

A woman named Mary Thorn successfully fought to keep her 6-foot-long pet alligator after a change to state regulations made the conditions she kept him in illegal. The 125-pound Rambo wears clothes, rides on the back of a motorcycle, and has a bedroom in her home. As a condition for keeping Rambo, Thorn can no longer take him to schools and charity events to teach people about reptiles.

A 5-day-old golden lion tamarin died of unknown causes.

Mitch, a 14-year-old giraffe, was euthanized. He had always had trouble regulating his body temperature, and later experienced leg and foot problems that were treated by a veterinarian for more than a year.