The owner of an Ohio exotic-animal farm deliberately released his animals then killed himself, Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz said Wednesday. The 40-acre farm was home to about 50 big-game animals, including Bengal tigers, lions, cheetahs, wolves, giraffes, camels and grizzly bears. The beasts have turned the area into an open hunting zone as authorities tried to deal with the situation. At least one tiger was killed near a highway, and officials have had to use sidearms to confront some of the animals.

Photo: A sign posted on Interstate 70 Wednesday warns drivers of dangerous animals loose in the area around Zanesville, Ohio. Credit: Matt Sullivan / Reuters

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