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Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Yahoo
Diaper-wearing spider monkey found wandering loose in Texas
June 19 (UPI) -- A baby spider monkey wearing a diaper was captured after running loose through a San Antonio neighborhood. San Antonio Animal Care Services said the spider monkey, estimated to be about 6 months old, was reported running through the Northwest Crossing neighborhood on Tuesday. Officers arrived to find the young primate sitting in the street and wearing a heavily soiled diaper. ACS was able to safely capture the monkey and is working with Primarily Primates to give the baby animal specialized care. The monkey's owner was identified and cited for having a prohibited animal in the city, allowing an animal to wander freely, failing to produce evidence of the animal having a rabies vaccine and failing to have the animal microchipped. Spider monkeys, native to southern Mexico, Central and South America, are considered exotic animals and are not allowed as pets in San Antonio.
CBS News
03-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Pet zebra on the run in Tennessee after escaping and "wreaking havoc" on highway
A pet zebra has been on the run for days in Tennessee after "wreaking havoc" on a highway outside of Nashville, officials say. "Several professional tracking groups are involved in the search and a K9 search is scheduled Tuesday," the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office said in an update Monday on social media. The zebra escaped into a wooded area off Interstate 24 on Saturday afternoon, the sheriff's office said. The animal had been running through traffic on both sides of the highway, forcing a temporary closure. ZEBRA UPDATE: The owner of the missing zebra just notified the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office dispatch the animal... Posted by Rutherford County Sheriff's Office on Monday, June 2, 2025 The sheriff's office was in contact with the zebra's owner, who they said obtained the animal on Friday night. It was not immediately clear how the zebra was obtained or how it got away from the owner. Anyone who sees the zebra is asked to contact the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office. This isn't the first unexpected animal to shut down an interstate recently. A runaway kangaroo named Sheila was caught after causing a crash in Alabama in April.
