health | January 04, 2026

Louisiana Zoo Officials Claim 12 Squirrel Monkeys Stolen

A short-term break-in at a Louisiana zoo brought about taking twelve squirrel monkeys from the nook.

Specialists are investigating the burglary that happened not long before the stroke of 12 PM on Saturday, as indicated by a post on Zoosiana’s Facebook page.

“The individual designated offices of more modest primates and explicitly compromised the Squirrel Monkey show,” the zoo said.

Experts in Dallas are investigating a few bizarre episodes including creatures at their zoo, including the vanishing Monday of two sovereign tamarin monkeys who were subsequently found a day after the fact in an unwanted home around 15 miles away, as per authorities.

Twelve squirrel monkeys have been stolen from a zoo in Louisiana after their facility was broken into over the weekend

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The examination at the zoo in Broussard, Louisiana, right external Lafayette, comes simultaneously as those examinations.

Zoosiana didn’t reveal the specific number of squirrel monkeys it claimed yet said that the excess primates had been analyzed by a veterinarian and a group of creature care experts and were healthy. “Any remaining creatures are represented and seem to have been undisturbed,” Zoosiana said.

Authorities from the zoo have reached anybody with data and are teaming up with provincial, state, and government offices.