DALLAS (AP) — Police investigating after a clouded leopard escaped her enclosure on the Dallas Zoo say a chopping software was used to deliberately make a gap within the fence of the small cat’s habitat, and an identical reduce was discovered at a habitat for small monkeys.
Dallas police mentioned Saturday night that they didn’t know if the 2 incidents have been associated. Not one of the langur monkeys escaped and none seemed to be harmed.
On Friday, arriving zoo staff found {that a} clouded leopard named Nova was lacking from her habitat. A daylong search ensued, throughout which the zoo was closed whereas workers and police combed the 100-acre (40-hectare) grounds. She was found by late afternoon close to her habitat.
After it was decided that Nova wasn’t injured, the zoo said that she spent Saturday together with her sister, Luna, of their habitat, “perched up on a excessive department whereas oh-so-many visitors stopped by to want her nicely.”
Police and zoo officers have mentioned they’ve reviewed surveillance footage however wouldn’t say what it confirmed or whether or not there have been potential suspects.
Animals have escaped enclosures from the Dallas Zoo earlier than. Most notably was in 2004, when a 340-pound (154-kilogram) gorilla named Jabari jumped over a wall and went on a 40-minute rampage that injured three individuals earlier than police shot and killed the animal.
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