The Audubon Zoo closed after a jaguar escaped from its habitat and killed six animals, according to a release from zoo officials, Saturday, July 14, 2018 in New Orleans. (Brett Duke/The Times-Picayune... (Associated Press) 
 
 The Audubon Zoo closed after a jaguar escaped from its habitat and killed six animals, according to a release from zoo officials, Saturday, July 14, 2018 in New Orleans. (Brett Duke/The Times-Picayune via AP) (Associated Press) 
 
 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Eight animals have now died after a jaguar escaped from its habitat at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans. 
 
 NOLA.com reports an alpaca and fox died Sunday, the day after the male jaguar killed four alpacas, one emu and one fox Saturday morning. The jaguar was captured and returned to its night house after being sedated by a vet team. 
 
 No people were hurt and the zoo was reopened Sunday. 
 
 The zoo acquired the alpacas in March from farms in Alabama and Mississippi. The alpaca that died overnight Sunday was the zoo's last living alpaca. 
 
 One injured fox continues to be monitored. 
 
 It's not immediately clear how the animal escaped. Zoo officials say inspections found that the roof was "compromised," but initial findings concluded that keeper error was not a factor. ||||| A jaguar escaped from its habitat Saturday morning (July 14) at the Audubon Zoo and killed six animals, according to a release from zoo officials. 
 
 The male jaguar escaped around 7:20 a.m. and was captured and returned to its night house nearly an hour later, after it had mauled four alpacas, one emu and one fox. There were no human injuries. The zoo had not yet opened for the day. 
 
 It was not immediately clear how the animal had escaped. The zoo will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. to address the deadly incident. 
 
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 The zoo acquired five female alpacas in March from farms in Mobile, Alabama and south Mississippi. It was not immediately clear if any of these alpacas were among those killed. 
 
 The zoo's website says the jaguars were kept in a glass-fronted exhibit within "Jaguar Jungle." The alpaca enclosure is also part of Jaguar Jungle. The Nocturnal House, filled with bats, ringtail cats, red-eyed tree frogs, giant cave roaches, Anthony's poison arrow frogs, Costa Rican zebra tarantulas, and night owl monkeys, and a children's play area make up the remainder of the exhibit. 
 
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 This is not the first time a jaguar has escaped its enclosure at Audubon. In 2001, a 70-pound cub named Mulac escaped and was loose about 10 minutes before he was brought down with a tranquilizer dart. No animals, nor humans were injured in Mulac's escape. 
 
 Other escape artists at the zoo include an Eastern black and white Colobus monkey in 2013 and a leopard cub in 1972. The 30-pound, 11-year-old primate named Kivuli was safely cornered within 30 minutes, while the 4-moth-old feline named Samba was found in the bushes. 
 
 Officials called the incident a "tragic loss" and said the jaguar's escape will be investigated. 
 
 The zoo will be closed for the remainder of the day and will reopen Sunday (July 15). 
 
 Check back in with NOLA.com | Times-Picayune as this story develops.
– Eight animals have now died after a jaguar escaped from its habitat at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans. NOLA.com reports an alpaca and fox died Sunday, the day after the male jaguar killed four alpacas, one emu, and one fox Saturday morning. The jaguar was captured and returned to its night house after being sedated by a veterinary team. No people were hurt and the zoo was reopened Sunday. The zoo acquired the alpacas in March from farms in Alabama and Mississippi. The alpaca that died overnight Sunday was the zoo's last living alpaca. One injured fox continues to be monitored. It's not clear how the animal escaped, the AP reports. Zoo officials say inspections found that the roof was "compromised," but initial findings concluded that keeper error was not a factor.