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Dozens of Monkeys Are on the Loose in South Carolina

After a 16-hour search, none have been found

(Newser) - South Carolina residents have been instructed to lock their doors and windows after dozens of monkeys escaped a research facility on Wednesday. The Yemassee Police Department confirmed 43 rhesus macaque monkeys escaped from Alpha Genesis, a facility near Beaufort that breeds various monkey species for medical testing and research, per...

Escapee Penguin Pulls Off Quite a 'Miracle'

Captivity-born Pen-chan had never been in open ocean before, yet was found 30 miles away

(Newser) - Pen-chan is a 6-year-old Cape penguin born in captivity in Japan who had no experience with the open ocean or predators. So as AFP reports, when she escaped an event on Aug. 25 on Himaka Island, there was little hope for her survival, much less her safe return. As rescuers...

Lasso Catches Up to Escaped Bull
Lasso Catches Up
to Escaped Bull
video
Sep 6, 2024 2:55 PM CDT

Lasso Catches Up to Escaped Bull

Six men on horseback chase fugitive for hours in Illinois

(Newser) - A bull that escaped from an Illinois farm spent hours on the run before men on horseback finally lassoed the animal in a scene straight out of the Old West. The bull was captured Thursday evening after the McHenry County Sheriff's Office warned in a Facebook post around 4:...

Iowa Has a Very Unique Marauder on the Lam

Police are warning residents to steer clear of 'aggressive' and injured water buffalo

(Newser) - A water buffalo is on the loose in an Iowa town, and police are warning people that it's injured and aggressive. Police in the Des Moines suburb of Pleasant Hill responded Saturday to a call about an animal in the road, reports the AP . It turned out to be...

Video Shows Massive Bull Charging at Cop

The 'highly aggressive' animal fled while being loaded to go to the slaughterhouse

(Newser) - A bull escaped while en route to a Massachusetts slaughterhouse on Monday morning and embarked on a short-lived but destructive effort to remain free. During the loading process, the 1,300-pound bull "became enraged and escaped," reports MassLive . It busted through a series of fences, including some that...

In Search of a Girl, Giant Tortoise Goes On the Lam

'Stitch' busted trying to cross Arizona interstate

(Newser) - A giant tortoise escaped a petting zoo in Arizona last month and traveled several miles, apparently in quest of a female friend, before he was spotted just in time. The sulcata tortoise named Stitch was trying to cross Interstate 10 between Tucson and Phoenix on July 30 when a driver...

Runaway Zebras Captured Near Seattle
Runaway Zebra Sighted
in National Forest
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May 3, 2024 1:00 PM CDT

Runaway Zebra Sighted in National Forest

It escaped near Seattle-area highway exit on Sunday

(Newser) - Three runaway zebras were quickly recaptured near Seattle on Sunday with the help of a rodeo clown who happened to be passing, but a fourth is still roaming the area. KUOW reports that North Bend residents have nicknamed the zebra Z and they've been searching high and low for...

Troopers Wrangle Bull Found on Freeway

'He seemed like he wanted to take me on'

(Newser) - Arizona state troopers say nobody was injured when a runaway bull was found wandering around a Phoenix freeway early Friday. Video footage from a traffic camera shows the dark, long-horned bull mulling around the highway as troopers try to herd it from the safety of their vehicles, the AP reports....

Amid NYC Flooding, Sea Lion Makes a Break for It

Creature was able to swim out of her enclosure as pool overflowed at Central Park Zoo

(Newser) - The governor of New York and mayor of New York City urged everyone to stay home Friday amid chaotic flooding caused by heavy rains, but one party didn't get the message, or chose to ignore it. ABC News reports that a sea lion at the Central Park Zoo made...

'Like Living in a Horror Film' After Minks Escape From Farm
'Like Living in a Horror Film'
After Minks Escape From Farm
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Sep 24, 2023 6:29 AM CDT

'Like Living in a Horror Film' After Minks Escape From Farm

As many as 8K were released Sunday morning in Pennsylvania

(Newser) - A week after an escaped murderer was finally captured in Pennsylvania comes a different kind of jailbreak and warning to residents in the state. "Unknown actor(s)" cut holes in a mink farm's fence early Sunday, providing a point of escape for between 6,000 and 8,000 minks...

That's Probably Not a Lion After All, Say German Police

Animal roaming near Berlin is probably a boar, say authorities

(Newser) - It appears that a roaming "lion" in neighborhoods near Berlin isn't a lion after all. Authorities now think the animal spotted by witnesses is actually a much less sensational wild boar, reports the BBC . Boars are common in the area, and authorities have found zero physical evidence of...

This Bear Keeps Busting Out of the Zoo
This Bear
Really Wants
Out of
the Zoo
Feb 25, 2023 11:30 AM CST

This Bear Really Wants Out of the Zoo

Ben recaptured after 2nd escape from St. Louis Zoo this month

(Newser) - St. Louis Zoo officials say they're working to find a way to keep an Andean bear named Ben inside his enclosure after he escaped Thursday for the second time this month. The bear was outside for less than an hour and was found only about 100 feet away from...

Missing Zoo Leopard Found. Now, Mystery of 2 Cut Fences

Officials at Dallas Zoo say cut was found in fence to leopard enclosure, as well as at monkey habitat

(Newser) - First, the good news: Nova, the clouded leopard who vanished from her enclosure at the Dallas Zoo, has been found . The 4-year-old big cat was found to be missing on Friday morning from the habitat she shares with her sister, Luna, leading the zoo to temporarily shut down "due...

Bear Shot Dead After Attacking Zookeeper
Bear Shot Dead
at Jacksonville Zoo
Dec 23, 2022 4:56 AM CST

Bear Shot Dead at Jacksonville Zoo

Lethal weapons team was called in after it attacked zookeeper

(Newser) - A black bear at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens was shot dead by the Florida zoo's lethal weapons team after it escaped its enclosure Wednesday and attacked a staff member in an area off-limits to the public, authorities say. "An emergency radio call was initiated and our lethal...

This 'Bovine Revolution' Has Lasted for Months

Cows who escaped from Quebec dairy farm in July keep evading capture, wreaking havoc on fields

(Newser) - In late July, a herd of 20 or so cows escaped from their dairy farm in St.-Severe, Quebec, after a thunderstorm spooked them, causing them to bust out of their pen. They've been on the lam ever since—annoying some by tearing up local farms, and earning the...

3 Chimpanzees Shot Dead After Zoo Escape

Swedish zoo warned area residents to stay inside with doors, windows locked

(Newser) - Five chimpanzees escaped from a zoo enclosure in Sweden and it did not end well for four of them. Authorities say four of the animals were shot, three of them fatally, while the fifth made its own way back to the enclosure, joining three other chimpanzees that didn't leave,...

There's a Deadly King Cobra Loose at a Swedish Zoo

'Houdini' is venomous but not aggressive, terrarium director says

(Newser) - Anyone planning a visit to Stockholm's Skansen Aquarium will be out of luck, at least until the staff is able to wrangle an eight-foot king cobra that escaped on Saturday, according to the Local. The zoo's director, Jonas Wahlstrom, told reporters the snake has been dubbed "Houdini"...

17 Years After Fleeing Zoo, Flamingo Still Out There

No. 492 again sighted in Texas after escaping Kansas zoo in 2005

(Newser) - One of two flamingos that escaped from a Kansas zoo during a storm 17 years ago has been spotted on the coast of Texas, wildlife officials said. The Coastal Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife confirmed Tuesday to the AP that the African flamingo—known as No. 492 because...

No One Can Catch Those Zebras on the Loose in Maryland

Group of 5 escaped from farm in Prince George's County in late August

(Newser) - Update: Five fugitive zebras that made headlines after escaping from a Maryland farm in late August are "still out there, roaming free." That's the latest from the Washington Post , which notes multiple sightings over the past few weeks in Prince George's County. The Baltimore Sun reports...

If You See This Snake in NC, Don't Go Near It—Call 911

Police are on the lookout in Raleigh for an escaped zebra cobra

(Newser) - If you're out for a jog or walking your dog in Raleigh today, you might want to steer clear of the Brittany Woods neighborhood. WRAL reports that residents there "are waking up to another day of anxiety" after police reported that a highly toxic zebra cobra is on...

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