Posted on 01/14/2023 8:37:11 PM PST by BenLurkin
A missing clouded leopard was found safe Friday afternoon after she escaped from her Dallas Zoo enclosure hours earlier, zoo officials announced.
The clouded leopard, named Nova, “was located very near the original habitat, and teams were able to safely secure her just before 5:15 p.m.,” the zoo tweeted.
Dallas police launched a criminal investigation Friday after it was determined the fence in Nova’s enclosure was intentionally cut, police and the zoo said.
On Saturday, police said a cutting tool was used to create an opening in the fencing of the leopard’s habitat. A similar cut was also found at the habitat for a breed of monkey called a langur, police said.
All the langurs were accounted for and “did not appear to be harmed, or in any danger,” police said.
[C]louded leopards weigh between 20 and 25 pounds and pose no danger to people. They're among the smallest of the world's wild "big cats" (tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, cheetahs and cougars).
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
Sounds like someone tried to steal the leopard and it got away from them.
and the zoo has security cameras, right?
or were they interfered with?
The monkey was the lookout.......
Maybe Tommy and Henry were collecting a debt for Paulie. They should have tried the lion cage.
The Dallas Zoo is deep in the ‘hood. Some crackhead or gangbanger probably thought it might make a great pet.
Very nice fur maybe someone wanted a nice coat.
I was lucky enough to see an African leopard in South Africa a few years ago.It was a male and it was huge and looked pretty mean. I wonder if this one is as dangerous.
A very big house kitty! Most of my biggest males weighed 14 lbs or so at peak.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.