BREAKING: The Dallas Police Department says they believe the emperor tamarin monkeys were taken.
The zoo alerted Dallas police on Monday that two of their emperor tamarin monkeys were gone, and their habitat had been intentionally compromised.
Dallas zookeepers searched the zoo for the animals, who generally like to stay close to home, but they were not found.This is just the latest in a string of strange and possibly criminal events at the Dallas Zoo this year.Zoo officials also found an intentional cut in the langur habitat.
The Dallas Zoo says the lappet-faced vulture was found with a 'wound' on Saturday morning. The zoo says they are investigating whether it was an inside job or someone externally.The zoo would not release any details around the vulture's death citing the pending investigation, only saying the bird had a "wound."The Dallas Zoo said there was not any sign of tampering with the vulture habitat.
Dallas police and U.S. Fish and Wildlife have been called in to investigate the occurrences to see if they are connected. The zoo is offering a $10,000 reward for information that can help lead to an arrest of people responsible for any of the incidents.
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