After two tamarin monkeys went missing from the Dallas Zoo on Monday, the Dallas Police Department is investigating another case of missing animals at the zoo.
That’s what a spokesman for the Dallas Police Department told PEOPLE that a “deliberate cut” was made on a tamarin monkey’s cage at the zoo. This is evident from the preliminary investigation. Officials believe the animals were deliberately removed from the enclosurebut the investigation is still ongoing.
A Dallas Zoo representative says emperor monkeys are likely to stay close to home. The zoo searched for them near their home and all over the zoo grounds, but they could not be found.
The Texas Zoo has reported a string of missing and injured animals in recent weeks, leading up to what happened Monday.
Recently, the Dallas Zoo said one of the endangered vultures living in the habitats of the Wilds of Africa was found dead this weekend. The zoo said in a Facebook post on Sunday:
“The animal care team is heartbroken over this huge loss. Please keep them in mind as they process what happened.
On January 14, a clouded leopard named Nova, who was 4 years old, went missing. As a result, the zoo had to close for a day. Although she was found near her residence later that day, an investigation by the Dallas Police Department on Jan. 16 found a cutting tool was used to make a hole in the fence around Nova’s habitat on the same day she got out.
The area where the langurs, a small monkey, lived in the zoo had a similar cut. The cutting of the two fences is still being investigated.
In response to these two events, the Dallas Zoo “Added more cameras at the zoo and more security patrols overnight,” according to a report of the death of a vulture.
“We will continue to implement and expand our safety and security measures to the level necessary to keep our animals and staff safe,” added the zoo before ending the post with a promise “providing updates as we know more.”
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