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Shama, a red panda who had just given birth to three cubs, died of encephalitis, an infection caused by a parasite.

Authorities seized 14 boa constrictors and pythons from a woman’s home in Houston Heights. Most of the snakes had medical problems and were underweight. All were confiscated.

Two monkeys bit and scratched a woman at a Galveston theme park.

Residents in Englewood reported seeing a monkey loose. Officers could not locate the monkey. Pet monkeys are illegal in the state of Colorado.

A Long Island couple found a 3-foot python underneath a couch cushion. Because the couple had just moved in, it is thought the previous tenants had left the snake in the apartment. The snake was taken away by the SPCA.

Rocky the bobcat escaped his from his guardian’s house again. This was the second incident. The animal was loose for about an hour before being captured. The guardian is scheduled to appear in court for the incidents. She was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and over $200 in restitution, plus additional fines. The court also ordered a DNA test to determine if Rocky was a purebred bobcat, which are illegal to own in NJ, or if he was a hybrid. The test came back inconclusive.

Six cotton-top tamarin monkeys died suddenly of unknown causes a couple of days after arriving at the Oregon Zoo. Necropsy results were inconclusive.

Documents released show multiple “sloppy” mistakes preceded the January death of a 20-year old orangutan at the Oregon Zoo. The zoo director and senior veternarian were dismissed.

A bear was allegedly left to languish and bleed for 2 weeks without proper medical care after being mauled by another bear. The bear has died.

A capuchin monkey named Bug escaped from his carrier during a rescue effort after a fire destroyed the animal rescue center where he lived. He was later caught and returned.