9 escaped zoo animals: A slideshow
An Egyptian cobra on the loose at the Bronx Zoo is hardly the first caged animal to make a break for it
By The Week Staff | March 29, 2011
A Bronx Zoo cobra is still on the loose after escaping its confines within the Reptile House.
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n Sunday, it was discovered that a two-foot long Egyptian cobra had escaped from his enclosure at New York's Bronx Zoo. Officials say the deadly snake is likely hiding somewhere within the Reptile House, and that it could take days, or even weeks, to find him. But there are plenty of other caged critters who have busted out of zoos. Here, the stories of eight others (photos depict similar animals).
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