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12 squirrel monkeys were stolen from Louisiana zoo, officials say
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According to the Zoosiana, located in Broussard, the individual targeted facilities of smaller primates and specifically compromised the squirrel monkey exhibit.
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On Monday, Zoosiana, a zoo in Broussard, Louisiana, confirmed that the Squirrel Monkey exhibit was broken into shortly before midnight on Jan. 28, and that 12 squirrel monkeys were stolen.
By Tina Burnside, CNN Twelve squirrel monkeys have been stolen from a zoo in Louisiana after their facility was broken into over the weekend. The theft happened shortly before midnight Saturday and authorities are investigating, Zoosiana said on its Facebook page.
According to the Zoosiana, located in Broussard, the individual targeted facilities of smaller primates and specifically compromised the squirrel monkey exhibit.
The theft occurred at Zoosiana in Broussard just before midnight Saturday — less than two days before a pair of emperor tamarin monkeys were stolen from the Dallas Zoo.
