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The disappearance of a pair of imperador tamarins adds to a series of strange incidents that have been occurring at the Dallas Zoo.
According to the police still It is not possible to find the person or persons responsible for an alleged sabotage that has prevailed for several weeks in the home assigned to the city to protect various animal species in captivitySome of them in danger of extinction.
Although it has not been mentioned that the incidents are related, it is very difficult to understand what is the reason for so much disorder in the activities of an enclosure where everything usually remained without incident.
Through a statement, The zoo maintains that “the habitat had been intentionally compromised”, but so far there is not a single clue that leads to the capture of at least one person responsible.
It all started on January 13, when the zoo issued a “code blue” for the disappearance of a leopard. four years old. However, later the animal was found in an area of the enclosure itself.
In this regard, Gregg Hudson, president of the Dallas Zoo, acknowledged that the staff found a suspicious opening in the cage where the cat lives.
“It was clear that this opening was not a habitat failure, it was not a display failure, and it was not a keeper error,” he said.
For his part, Warren Mitchell, spokesman for the Dallas police, confirmed the suspicion because a tool was allegedly used to make a hole in the fence of the animal’s cage.
Another similar opening was detected in the langur monkey cage, but none escaped.
Later, On January 21, an endangered vulture named Pin was found dead with a wound notedwhich presumably caused his death.
“Sounds like someone really has a problem with the Dallas Zoo,” said Ed Hansen, executive director of the American Association of Zookeepers.
It should be noted that the zoo added cameras and increased its security overnight, but strange things continue to happen in the animal enclosure.
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