Dallas police said on Tuesday they were investigating the suspicious disappearance of two monkeys from the city zoo after their habitat was intentionally compromised.
The incident comes just three weeks after a leopard escaped from its enclosure through a hole that was intentionally cut in its fence.
Dallas Zoo staff discovered the emperor tamarin monkeys were missing on Monday morning and alerted the police, according to a Twitter message from the zoo, which said investigators believe the animals were removed from their habitat. "It was clear the habitat had been intentionally compromised," the zoo said. "Based on the Dallas Police Department's initial assessment, they have reason to believe the tamarins were taken."
The zoo, which was closed Monday through Wednesday due to inclement weather, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Dallas police on Tuesday tweeted a photo of a young man whom the department said was a person of interest.
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