BREAKING: Texas Sky Ranger while over the Dallas Zoo spotted zookeepers with what appears to be something caught in a net. Here's what we know:
posted on social media Friday morning that the zoo is closed due to a serious situation -- a Code Blue, which indicated a non-dangerous animal was out of its habitat.
The zoo identified the missing clouded leopard as Nova and said she escaped her habitat through a tear found in the mesh enclosure she shares with her sister Luna. Police did not speculate further on who would have cut the habitat or why or what that may mean for the location of the missing cat. The search for the clouded leopard, meanwhile, is continuing in the park with park officials saying they are working on the assumption that Nova is still loose in the zoo, but that they are working with the police department in the event she was taken.
Because it is winter and there are far fewer leaves on the trees, Edell said it should make finding Nova easier. While staffers were looking into trees from the ground, using binoculars, clouded leopards are very good at staying hidden and would be tough to spot. He added that the Dallas Police were assisting in the search, looking at treetops with drones equipped with infrared technology.
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