![]() Zoo officials did not specify how many squirrel monkeys had initially been in the enclosure, but said that are working with local, state, and federal agencies to try to locate the missing monkeys. 'All other animals are accounted for and appear to have been undisturbed.' 'The remaining squirrel monkeys have been carefully assessed by both the Zoosiana veterinarian and animal care team, and there are no other apparent issues affecting their health or well being,' it added The individual was unfortunately successful in stealing 12 squirrel monkeys. It continued: 'The individual targeted facilities of smaller primates and specifically compromised the Squirrel Monkey exhibit. Zoosiana, set a 6 hours' drive from Dallas, offered its first statement on their break-in on Monday, revealing on Facebook that the ' facility was broken into shortly before midnight on Saturday, January 28th.' Officers have yet to make an arrest in the case, which serves to compound another mystery currently unfolding 400 miles away in Dallas, where a series of similar incident has left both local and federal investigators at a loss Recently released photos and video of a former staffer wanted in connection with the incidents, The Dallas Zooupped its reward to $25,000 for information regarding the break-ins, as p olice said they are working to determine whether the incidents, which have all transpired within weeks of each other, are related. ![]() Officers have yet to make an arrest in the case, which serves to compound another mystery currently unfolding a six hours' drive away in Dallas, where a series of similar incidents, including the theft of two tamarin monkeys, has left both local and federal investigators at a loss. In total, 12 squirrel monkeys were taken, the zoo said - with officials claiming an unidentified perpetrator targeted other small monkeys during the break-in as well, before only taking the aforementioned animals. The primates were taken from their enclosure at Zoosiana on Saturday, staffers at the Broussard zoo revealed in a statement, adding that the incident occurred moments before midnight. ![]() A dozen monkeys have been stolen in a zoo burglary in Louisiana - the latest in a string of animal thefts across multiple states.
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