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Dollar Days are returning at the Dallas Zoo. Here's when and how to get $1 zoo tickets
The Dallas Zoo offers $1 admission on specific days of the year. This year, $1 admission will be offered on July 17 and ...
Fur, stripes, spots and scales, oh my! Dallas Zoo announces 2025 Dollar Days dates
The zoo’s Dollar Days also will have snack specials in the ZooNorth and Wilds of Africa locations of the park. They will ...
Raising Makutu: A look at the Dallas Zoo chimpanzee pushing conservation forward
The Dallas Zoo is hand-raising baby Makutu, the first chimpanzee born at the institution in more than a decade. The team ...
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What's been going on at the Dallas Zoo? Here’s what we know so far
Sean Greene, the Dallas Zoo's chief operating officer, unveiled the newest security efforts for Dallas City Council members on Feb. 21. These included motion-detecting cameras with alarms, ...
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Davion Irvin, jailed in Dallas Zoo monkey theft, says he'd do it again - USA TODAY
Davion Irvin, charged in the zoo thefts, told police he loves animals and that if he’s released from jail, he’ll steal more, new court documents show.
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Suspect in Dallas Zoo animal thefts allegedly admitted to the crime and says he would do it again, affidavits claim - CNN
The Dallas Zoo sign welcomes visitors to the facility on February 3 in Dallas. The man suspected of stealing two tamarin monkeys from the zoo allegedly admitted to the crime, according to arrest ...
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Dallas Zoo’s missing tamarin monkeys have been found in a closet, and investigators still want to find photographed man, police say - CNN
Two emperor tamarin monkeys missing since Monday from the Dallas Zoo were found alive Tuesday in the closet of an abandoned Dallas-area home, officials said, and police say they still want to talk ...
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The Dallas Zoo saga serves as a reminder to remain vigilant, national accreditor says - NPR
The Dallas Zoo is likely to put together a report on what's happened so far and what went wrong for the AZA's accreditation commission, he said. "There'll be an opportunity to review what happened.
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Why zoos can’t completely lock down to keep animals safe.
Zoo exhibits have always been imperfectly secure, even when they were simply barred cages. In 1958, a young girl got too close to the lions at the National Zoo and was (at least according to one ...
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Dallas zoo clouded leopard found after enclosure cut open, police say - The Washington Post
Nova, a clouded leopard missing from the Dallas Zoo, was found late Friday afternoon following a day of searching, but the mystery of how she escaped is still being pieced together. Police said ...
Dallas Zoo Dollar Days are back. Here's how you can get $1 tickets
Summer is in full-swing and the Dallas Zoo’s Dollar Days are finally here. Every year, the zoo lowers their admission to $1 ...
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Dallas Zoo's missing tamarin monkeys have been found in a closet, and investigators still want to find photographed man, police say - KESQ
By Andi Babineau, Elizabeth Wolfe and Andy Rose, CNN Two emperor tamarin monkeys missing since Monday from the Dallas Zoo were found alive Tuesday in the closet of an abandoned Dallas-area home ...