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An Emperor Tamarain. Stock image. Alamy Stock Photo

Man who stole two monkeys from Dallas Zoo arrested after visiting city aquarium

The two missing monkeys were discovered in an abandoned home 25 kilometres away.

A 24-YEAR-OLD MAN has been arrested over the theft of two emperor tamarin monkeys from Dallas Zoo after being spotted at the city’s aquarium.

The zoo has been hit by a recent spate of missing animals and other incidents, including a breach in the enclosure of a clouded leopard that was later found within zoo grounds.

The two missing monkeys were discovered in an abandoned home 25 kilometres away a day after they went missing on Monday.

Police had issued a photograph of a man in a hoodie and asked the public for help in identifying him.

“Dallas Police received a tip [Davion] Irvin was seen at the Dallas Aquarium near animal exhibits,” police said in a statement.

Irvin got on a metro train and was arrested after disembarking. He was charged with six counts of animal cruelty and taken to the county jail.

An endangered lappet-faced vulture at the zoo was recently found dead from a wound in what officials said were “unusual” circumstances.

Extra security cameras and increased overnight patrols have been introduced to protect the animals.

Emperor tamarins are small monkeys with long white whiskers that sweep back from their face and are named for their likeness to German emperor Wilhelm II.

© AFP 2023

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    Mute Mike Finnegan
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    Feb 3rd 2023, 7:40 PM

    Odd that I can comment on this guy in Texas but not on the FG monkey business……

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    Feb 3rd 2023, 8:01 PM

    @Mike Finnegan: brilliant!!!

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    Mute Tony Joyce
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    Feb 3rd 2023, 6:11 PM

    Should have brought them to the local pub and fed them up with drink, by the time people went looking for them they’d be elephants.

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    Mute Cian Martin
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    Feb 3rd 2023, 10:03 PM

    Jimmy is transporting some live monkeys to the zoo when his van breaks down. He see his pal Paddy driving by and he waves him to stop.
    “Paddy, I’ll give you 50 euro to bring these monkeys to the zoo”
    “No problem” says Paddy, and he loads the monkeys into his car.

    An hour later, Jimmy is still on the side of the road and he sees Paddy driving back with the monkeys still in the car.
    He waves him to stop and says “Paddy, I thought I gave you 50 euro to bring those monkeys to the zoo!”
    Paddy says “I did! But I had some change, so now I’m bringing them to the cinema”

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    Feb 3rd 2023, 6:35 PM

    Intercepted before he robbed a shark

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    Mute James Fox
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    Feb 3rd 2023, 5:54 PM

    I didn’t know monkeys could live under water

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    Feb 3rd 2023, 7:14 PM

    @James Fox: Sea monkeys, you can grow your own though, the world’s only instant pets!

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    Feb 3rd 2023, 5:58 PM

    Man seeks to breed new species of super sea monkeys.

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    Mute Liz O'Neill
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    Feb 3rd 2023, 8:49 PM

    So he sees no evil,hears no evil,but is still talking Bollix.

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    Mute James Comerford
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    Feb 4th 2023, 12:07 AM

    They must have put a tail on him.
    If he’s guilty he’ll swing for it. Lol

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    Mute Marcus
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    Feb 4th 2023, 12:32 AM

    The zoo should clearly be shut down.

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    Feb 3rd 2023, 7:59 PM

    There is a joke in the headline somewhere, just waiting to get out!

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    Mute Larry Smith
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    Feb 3rd 2023, 6:56 PM

    Ah leave it out …

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    Feb 3rd 2023, 7:20 PM

    @Larry Smith: remember the guy in KERRY with the dead dolphin he brought to a student party

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    Feb 3rd 2023, 7:29 PM

    @Paul Jude Redmond: or the pair of penguins taken out of Dublin Zoo in holdalls, into a taxi and let out on ‘O Connell St.

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