Biologist Cannot BELIEVE What Happened at the Dallas Zoo

#dallaszoo #zoology #kpassionate A biologist reacts to the news that two emperor tamarin monkeys were stolen from the Dallas Zoo. Police believe they were stolen because their habitat was “intentionally compromised.” 00:00 - Tamarin Monkeys Stolen 00:23 - Tamarins Found! 01:03 - Taken to be Sold 02:19 - Clouded Leopard Escape 03:32 - Endangered Vulture 04:12 - Suspect Caught! 05:09 - Dallas Zoo Conservation Thankfully, the tamarins were recovered! According to the Dallas Zoo, Bella and Finn were extremely happy to snuggle into their nests. And the animal care teams said they showed no sign of injury beyond losing a bit of weight. It’ll be a while before they’re back in their regular habitat, however, because they will need to be quarantined. Tamarins are extremely susceptible to human diseases like the flu. That’s why masks have always been required when working with primates, even before the pandemic. and we can be nearly certain that whomever abducted these monkeys was not taking the same precautions. The stolen tamarins aren’t an isolated incident. It’s actually the fourth suspicious event that’s happened to the Dallas Zoo just this month. It all started two weeks ago when their clouded leopard went missing. And just like with the tamarins, police found that the leopard’s habitat had been intentionally cut. That same day, investigators found similar cuts to the mesh enclosing the Langur monkey habitat. Thankfully, none of the monkeys were missing and they were all healthy. Rightfully scared for the health and safety of their animals, the Dallas Zoo ramped up their security. Hours after the tamarins were reported stolen, police released a photograph of a man caught on the security cameras. Then on Thursday, staff at the Dallas World Aquarium spotted the same man near an animal habitat and he reportedly asked about the mesh enclosures. He was arrested and charged shortly thereafter. Sources [1] https://www.wfaa.com/amp/article/news... [2] https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/03/us/dal... [3] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/... [4] https://www.whec.com/national-world/a... [5] https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dal... [6] https://katu.com/news/nation-world/da... [7] https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/31/us/dal... Join the KPassionate channel to learn more about zoology and gain access to perks:    / @kpassionate   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out our Patreon to support the KPassionate channel! We provide early access to videos, your name in the credits of our videos, and bonus content! →  / kpassionate   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about the amazing marine mammals that I work with: →   / kpassionate   Come chat with me live and ask your animal questions: →  / kpassionate   Follow my social media for more marine mammal content: →Twitter:   / kp_assionate   →Instagram:   / kp.assionate   →TikTok:   / k_passionate   Chat with my community here: →  / discord   Buy Merch here: →https://shop.kpassionate.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music Cody Martin Soundstripe.com Additional Imagery Dallas Zoological Park BlackBoxGuild - soundstripe.com P11irom - stock.adobe.com GDMpro S.R.O. - stock.adobe.com stefan krauth/EyeEm - stock.adobe.com Parker Knight - commons.wikimedia.org https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Lennart Hessel - commons.wikimedia.org https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Thumbnail Images anson_adobe - stock.adobe.com #dallazoo #dallas #dallaszoomonkeys #monkeysstolen #stolenmonkeys #stolentamarins #stolenanimals #missingmonkeys