Dallas Zoo rocked by a death, an escape, a burglary

A series of alleged crimes that has shaken the Dallas Zoo in recent weeks has left the industry baffled as well.

A series of alleged crimes that has shaken the Dallas Zoo in recent weeks has left the industry baffled as well.

"I don’t know of a zoo that has been subjected to this kind of weirdness," said Michael Renner, a professor of biology and psychology at Drake University in Iowa and the coordinator of its zoo and conservation science program.

“People are pretty much dumbfounded,” he said. “They’re grasping for a pattern that will lead them to an explanation.”

The events began on Jan. 13, when a clouded leopard was reported missing from her habitat. In the days and weeks that followed, a breach was found in the langur monkey enclosure, an endangered vulture was found dead and a pair of emperor tamarin monkeys were allegedly stolen.

Tom Schmid, CEO and president of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, said he hadn't seen anything like it.

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