Two emperor tamarin monkeys went missing Monday morning from the Dallas Zoo, making it the third recent unusual activity regarding the zoo’s animals.
“Emperor tamarin monkeys would likely stay close to home,” the Dallas Zoo said in a statement to BuzzFeed News. “The Zoo searched near their habitat and across Zoo grounds, and did not locate them. Based on the Dallas Police Department’s initial assessment, they have reason to believe the tamarins were taken.”
According to Dallas police, the monkey encosure pen had been cut open, and preliminary investigation showed the monkeys had been intentionally taken. The investigation is ongoing, police told BuzzFeed News.
On Jan. 13, a clouded leopard went missing after zoo employees discovered a tear in the mesh enclosing its habitat. Nova, the missing clouded leopard, was eventually found later that day near her original habitat on zoo grounds.
Then on Jan. 22, the Dallas Zoo announced that they discovered an endangered vulture had died and the circumstances around the death were “unusual.” It’s been reported that Pin, the 35-year-old lappet-faced vulture, had some kind of wound when he was found dead. The Dallas Zoo is offering $10,000 to any information leading to an arrest and indictment regarding the death of the vulture.
On Monday morning, the Dallas Zoo once again alerted the police department that two emperor tamarin monkeys were missing and their habitat was “intentionally compromised.”
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/paigeskinner/dallas-zoo-monkeys-missing
