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Man arrested, but motive unknown in Dallas Zoo monkey theft
1 year, 10 months ago

Man arrested, but motive unknown in Dallas Zoo monkey theft

Associated Press  

DALLAS — The arrest of a 24-year-old man accused of taking two monkeys from the Dallas Zoo has shed some light on a mysterious string of events there as police said Friday that they’ve also linked him to the escape of a small leopard and a gash in the fence of another monkey habitat. “We do believe that was looking …

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Dallas Zoo monkeys: A zookeeper who had animals disappear explains what happened.
1 year, 10 months ago

Dallas Zoo monkeys: A zookeeper who had animals disappear explains what happened.

Slate  

On Tuesday, police entered an abandoned house in a Dallas suburb and found two missing emperor tamarin monkeys that had disappeared from the Dallas Zoo. Dan Kois: When these stories about escaped and injured animals at the Dallas Zoo started appearing, to me it seemed like the Dallas Zoo was undergoing some kind of managerial breakdown. At a facility like …

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2 monkeys taken from Dallas Zoo in latest suspicious event
1 year, 10 months ago

2 monkeys taken from Dallas Zoo in latest suspicious event

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Two monkeys were taken from the Dallas Zoo on Monday, police said, the latest in a string of odd incidents at the attraction being investigated — including fences being cut and the suspicious death of an endangered vulture in the past few weeks. Dallas police said they believe someone cut an opening in an enclosure and took two …

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After Dallas Zoo leopard escape, cut found in monkey habitat
1 year, 11 months ago

After Dallas Zoo leopard escape, cut found in monkey habitat

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Police investigating after a clouded leopard escaped her enclosure at the Dallas Zoo say a cutting tool was used to intentionally make an opening in the fence of the small cat’s habitat, and a similar cut was found at a habitat for small monkeys. On Friday, arriving zoo workers discovered that a clouded leopard named Nova was missing …

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Police investigate after Dallas Zoo missing leopard is found
1 year, 11 months ago

Police investigate after Dallas Zoo missing leopard is found

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Dallas Zoo officials said Friday that a missing clouded leopard was found after a daylong search. Mitchell said Dallas police at first dispatched SWAT officers to the zoo, not understanding the size of a clouded leopard. Harrison Edell, executive vice president of animal care and conservation at the Dallas Zoo, said clouded leopards like to climb. The zoo …

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