What the fluff is going on over at the Dallas Zoo?
Dallas police believe the pair of emperor tamarin monkeys were “taken,” according to a zoo spokesperson, who toldthat it was “clear the habitat had been intentionally compromised.” Zoo crews and police officers swept both the enclosure and wider grounds without luck, she added.The disappearance of the emperor tamarins, small primates with long white whiskers that resemble mustaches, comes nine days after the lappet-faced vulture, a 35-year-old endangered animal named Pin, was found dead.
The zoo also said in the wake of Pin’s death that it would beef up its security, with additional cameras and overnight patrols being added. “We will continue to implement and expand our safety and security measures to whatever level necessary to keep our animals and staff safe,” it said at the time. On Jan. 13, Nova the leopard’s escape prompted a brief shutdown of the zoo. After a search operation involving infrared drones and a SWAT team, the 25-pound cat was found safe and uninjured, not far from her habitat.
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