Two tamarin monkeys are lacking

A pair of emperor tamarin monkeys disappeared from their enclosure on the Dallas Zoo and are believed to have been kidnapped, the most recent suspicious incident involving an animal or habitat on the zoo, authorities mentioned Monday.

In an announcement, the zoo mentioned it alerted the Dallas Police Division to the lacking animals Monday morning after workers on the facility decided their habitat had been “intentionally compromised.”

The animals would more than likely keep near their enclosure, the zoo mentioned, and staffers couldn’t discover them throughout a search of the power’s grounds.

A police spokeswoman mentioned a preliminary investigation revealed deliberate habitat pruning. Investigators imagine the animals had been kidnapped, the division mentioned.

The zoo declined to remark additional, and police mentioned their investigation was persevering with.

The disappearance comes after three different incidents, together with the dying of Pin, an endangered vulture discovered on January 21 with an “uncommon wound”.

A reason behind dying was not clear. A zoo spokeswoman mentioned Monday officers are nonetheless awaiting ultimate lab outcomes from an post-mortem.

On January 13, Nova, a 3-year-old clouded leopard, escaped from her wire mesh enclosure after a minimize was made in it, authorities mentioned. The zoo closed for the day, and the animal – which the zoo mentioned posed no hazard to the general public – was discovered later that day.

When authorities investigated Nova’s escape, they discovered an identical minimize within the habitat the place langur monkeys reside. Not one of the animals escaped or had been injured or kidnapped, Dallas police mentioned on the time.

It’s not clear if the incidents are associated, however the zoo mentioned it’s stepping up safety measures and including extra evening guards and cameras. It additionally provided a $10,000 reward for data resulting in an arrest and indictment.

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