Key takeaways:
- Dallas police, with the help of the Lancaster Police Department, have located the two missing tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo.
- The animals were returned to the zoo and staff will evaluate them Tuesday night.
- The Dallas Police Department thanked the public for their help in locating the animals.
Dallas police, with the help of the Lancaster Police Department, have located the two missing tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo. The animals were found in the closet of an empty home in Lancaster, south of Dallas, shortly before 5 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
The Dallas Police Department had asked for help earlier in the day in identifying a person in connection with the missing animals. A tip then led authorities to the home where the monkeys were discovered.
The animals were returned to the zoo and staff will evaluate them Tuesday night, a zoo spokeswoman said. The Dallas Zoo expressed their joy on their Twitter account, saying, “We are thrilled beyond belief to share that our two emperor tamarin monkeys have been found.”
The two emperor tamarins are believed to have been taken from the Dallas Zoo. The Dallas Police Department thanked the public for their help in locating the animals. No further information is available at this time.
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