Two monkeys that vanished from Dallas Zoo were STOLEN, cops fear trends now
Two monkeys are the latest animals to go missing in mysterious circumstances at Dallas Zoo after a string of bizarre incidents.
Police are investigating after two emperor tamarin monkeys were 'deliberately' taken from their enclosure – with authorities suspecting that the fences were cut in order to take the primates.
No arrests have been made in connection with the missing monkeys, and police are refusing to say if the incident is linked to the death of an endangered vulture and a clouded leopard going missing.
The Zoo was closed on January 13 for a day after the big cat called Nova went missing and was eventually found near her habitat.
Police are investigating after two emperor tamarin monkeys were 'deliberately' taken from their enclosure
A string of 'unusual' incidents at the Zoo over the past two weeks spawned a third police probe after what appears to be a campaign against the zoo
Police said that a tool had been used to cut an opening in its fencing, as well as in an enclosure of langur monkeys – though none escaped.
On January 21, a 35-year-old endangered vulture named Pin was found dead, with the zoo issuing a statement saying that its death did not appear to be 'natural.'
Zoo President and CEO Gregg Hudson said the vulture had 'a wound', and that the 'circumstances of the death are unusual'.
Dallas Police Department was again alerted, with the zoo admitting they contacted authorities because of 'recent incidents'.
In a statement referring to the missing monkeys, the zoo added: 'Emperor tamarin monkeys would likely stay close to home - the Zoo searched near their habitat and across Zoo grounds and did not locate them.
'It was clear the habitat had been intentionally compromised. Based on the Dallas Police Department's initial assessment, they have reason to believe the tamarins were taken.'
