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Missing Dallas Zoo monkeys have been found, but mysteries remain

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The discovery of two missing emperor tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo in an abandoned home has solved one mystery, but left many others unanswered.

The monkeys were found in a closet after their enclosure was cut the day before, and no arrests have been made. Dallas police returned the animals to the zoo for veterinary evaluation after they were located in Lancaster, Texas, just south of the zoo.

The authorities are still investigating the case and trying to determine if the monkey theft is related to the recent spate of incidents at the zoo, according to The Associated Press.

In January, a clouded leopard escaped its enclosure and was found after a daylong search. Police said the fence of the small cat’s habitat had been intentionally cut, prompting a criminal investigation.

Days later, a lappet-faced vulture at the Dallas Zoo died under mysterious circumstances. The zoo’s president and CEO, Gregg Hudson, called the death “very suspicious” and said the vulture had “a wound.”

About 400 miles away in Louisiana, another zoo is facing a similar mystery as officials investigate the theft of 12 squirrel monkeys. Authorities are considering if this case could be connected to the one in Dallas.

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MAHMOUD BENNETT:

IT LOOKS LIKE WE’VE GOT SOME MONKEY BUSINESS GOING ON AT A COUPLE ZOOS IN AMERICA AND IT’S STARTING TO GET VERY STRANGE

TWO EMPEROR TAMARIN MONKEYS THAT WENT MISSING FROM THE DALLAS ZOO THIS WEEK HAVE BEEN FOUND INSIDE A CLOSET AT AN ABANDONED HOME

THE MONKEYS’ ENCLOSURES HAD BEEN CUT THE DAY PRIOR, AND AFTER RECEIVING A TIP – THEY WERE DISCOVERED BY AUTHORITIES WHO ARE YET TO FIND THE PERSON BEHIND IT

THE NEWS COMES JUST A WEEK AFTER A CLOUDED LEOPARD NAMED NOVA ESCAPED HER ENCLOSURE AT THE SAME ZOO

THIS 25 POUND CAT WAS FEARED TO HAVE BEEN STOLEN BEFORE OFFICIALS FOUND HER NEARBY ALONG WITH A SLASH IN THE ENCLOSURE – NOW PROMPTING A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

AND AS IF THAT’S NOT ENOUGH DRAMA FOR ONE ZOO, A RARE AND ENDANGERED LAPPET-FACED VULTURE WAS FOUND DEAD AT THE SAME ZOO, WITH AN UNUSUAL WOUND 

 IT’S UNCLEAR IF ALL THESE INCIDENTS ARE CONNECTED, BUT IT’S A MYSTERY NOW CROSSING STATE LINES 

OVER THE WEEKEND ABOUT 400 MILES AWAY-  12 SQUIRREL MONKEYS WERE REPORTED STOLEN FROM A ZOO IN LOUISIANA – OFFICIALS THERE HAVE LAUNCHED THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION

IS IT ALL A COINCIDENCE? MAYBE, MAYBE NOT – BUT WE’LL FOLLOWING THE LATEST HERE AT STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS – UNBIASED, STRAIGHT FACTS