the big cats may have eaten it . It was thought to be in the same area as another monkey which was killed by the cats , he said . There is a concern the monkey could be carrying herpes B , Lutz said . He urged members of the public not to approach a monkey if they see it but to summon authorities . The farm 's owner , Terry Thompson , pried open cages and opened the farm 's fences before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday afternoon , Lutz said . Autopsy results confirmed the shot was self-inflicted , the sheriff said . Thompson also had a bite wound to his head consistent with a bite from a `` larger-type cat , '' Lutz said . The bite is believed to have occurred `` within seconds to a minute '' after the gunshot wound , he said . Thompson was known to feed the animals chicken parts , Lutz said , and a pile of such items was found in the home 's driveway . The only animals left on the property as of Thursday were horses , the sheriff said . The killed animals were
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It 's possible no more exotic animals are on the loose after deputies killed 49 lions , tigers and other wild animals freed from a local farm by its suicidal owner , an Ohio sheriff told reporters Thursday . Of the 56 animals released Tuesday night , only a grizzly bear , two monkeys and three leopards were taken alive , Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz said . Killed were two wolves ; six black bears ; two grizzly bears ; nine male lions ; eight lionesses ; one baboon ; three mountain lions ; and 18 Bengal tigers , Lutz said Thursday . Six animals were taken to the Columbus Zoo . Lutz said he has been in contact with Jack Hanna , the zoo 's director emeritus , and `` the animals are doing well . They are eating , they are active and they are being evaluated . '' One monkey remained unaccounted for Wednesday night , Hanna said . Lutz said Thursday there was one monkey unaccounted for , and acknowledged it could be on the loose , but said there had been no reported sightings and it was believed one of