The zoo said it's clear the monkeys' habitat was intentionally compromised. This latest incident comes as an investigation continues into an endangered vulture's suspicious death.
In 2004, a 340-pound gorilla named Jabari jumped over a wall and went on a rampage that injured 3 people.Two tamarin monkeys are missing from the Dallas Zoo, marking the fourth incident in January involving suspicious circumstances surrounding animals at the zoo.
Dallas police said they believe someone cut an opening in an enclosure and took two emperor tamarin monkeys, small primates with long whiskers that look like a mustache. She was eventually found near her habitat, but police said a tool had been used to cut an opening in its fencing. A similar gash also was found in an enclosure of langur monkeys, though none got out.
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