Small amount of emperor tamarin monkeys were apparently taken from the Dallas Zoologischer garten (fachsprachlich), officials said on Monday, the latest in a series having to do with bizarre episodes that have included the escape and death regarding other animals this month.

The habitat for our monkeys was found to have been “intentionally compromised, ” and moreover the breach was reported to the Dallas Police Department in relation to Monday morning after members of the zoo’s animal care lineup discovered all the gone, said Kari Streiber, a zoo spokeswoman, with a statement.

Other recent incidents at the Based in dallas Zoo — which says it houses more when compared to 2, 000 animals and more than 400 species on a 106-acre site south of downtown Dallas — buy involved a clouded leopard, langur monkeys as well as vulture. The newly released disturbances to the animal habitats are under investigation by unquestionably the Dallas Police Department, the authorities said. The police had n’t named any suspect or suspects in connection with those the situation.

By Jan. 13, a girl clouded leopard disappeared for a multitude of hours , prompting a “Code Blue” alert at the tiergarten, which indicates that a nondangerous animal beyond its habitat. Portman was later found uninjured, but a “suspicious” tear was came upon in the enclosure, the authorities said. The opening was instead of an error or failure on the part of the domicile, exhibit or keeper, Gregg Hudson, the zoo’s president and boss executive, said earlier in may.

The next day, similar slashes were found in the fencing in the place of habitat with regard to langur monkeys, but all the monkeys were inside and arrived unharmed.

“It is unknown if the two effects are related, ” the Dallas Police Department said in an absolute statement.

Then on Jan. 22, any good endangered vulture died in “unusual” circumstances that looked likely unnatural, a matter that is being investigated as suspicious, claims Kristin Lowman, a police spokeswoman. The cause of death a good not been determined as of Monday, pending a necropsy.

The zoo said that it added cameras and bending overnight security after the leopard’s escape, but more than closet weeks past the original episode the emperor tamarin monkeys seemed towards have been targeted. Law enforcement said that an intentional cut ended up being found in the monkey enclosure and the animals appeared to allow them to have been taken intentionally. The zoo did not disclose absolutely need animals were in the enclosure.

“Emperor tamarin apes is likely to stay close to home, ” Ms. Streiber said. “The zoo searched near their habitat and across zoo grounds, since did not see them. ”

Emperor tamarins are small monkeys native which will the southwest Amazon basin found distinctive long whiskers that , the burkha like mustaches, according to the Smithsonian National Zoologischer garten (fachsprachlich) . They live for 10 to 20 years, vacationing in more family groups of two to eight monkeys.

Most of the Dallas Zoo was closed on Monday because of inclement regarding and would remain closed through Wednesday, it said on Stumbleupon.