From the newswire

Leopard shot after mauling 13

A wild leopard has gone on a day long rampage through an oil company compound, mauling 13 people before it was wrestled to the ground by security guards.

Human-like Chimp Dies at Texas refuge

Caretakers found Oliver dead Saturday in his hammock. Sanctuary officials said the former circus performer was mostly blind, had no teeth and suffered from arthritis.

Pet cougar escapes, kills neighbor's dog

"They call me Gator Ron," he says holding a small alligator in his hands. But it's not Gard's gators that now have his neighbors on guard; it's a cougar named Charlie.