James Laurita

Elephant sanctuary founder dies after one of his animals treads on him

James Laurita, 56, co-founded the Hope Elephants sanctuary with his brother in 2011

Fighting gorillas

Pictured: Gorillas have brutal boxing match that would give Wladimir Klitschko a run for his money

Dr Michal Samuni-Blank captured the pair of fighting blackback gorillas at Bronx Zoo, New York, as part of a study into primate behaviour

Escaped Juan the Andrean bear at the zoo with a bike

Great escapes: Animals that found the call of the wild deafening and broke free

Sometimes a zoo isn't enough to keep the animals in captivity, a look at a range of animals who have staged a break out

Bronx zoo: Man critical after being mauled by tiger in enclosure

The man was alone with the 182-kilogram beast for about 10 minutes before being rescued

Accident investigators work at the scene of a crash where a van (bottom) carrying seven people drove off a highway overpass near the Bronx Zoo in New York

Carnage at the zoo: Van plunges off overpass killing seven people

Police said the vehicle hit the central reservation before careering across two southbound lanes and plummeting 150ft