French Zoo 17 Endangered Monkeys Were Stolen By Insiders

According to French media reports, central France, a zoo said in a statement, the zoo 17 endangered species of monkeys were stolen by unidentified persons in the last weekend.

It reported that zoo officials say, the thieves broke into the park in the evening, skillfully avoided cameras and security patrols, and stole seven golden tamarins and marmosets 10 silver.

The person in charge stated that was stolen two monkeys belonging to extremely rare and fragile monkeys, endangered species, and the species is designated within the international breeding programs. In addition, seven golden tamarin also belong to Brazil, the Brazilian government foster cultivated in France.

It reported that the local police in the investigation of the crime scene after said thieves should be animal professionals, because they are very clear target of theft.

The zoo is currently very worried about the health of stolen monkeys. French police have joined the investigation of the veterinary agencies theft endangered animals.

Golden Tamarin

Tamarin families, a total of five genera and 17 species in Central and South America and southern Africa. Snout short, eyes straight ahead. Chisel-shaped central incisors, usually projecting forward; molars roughly triangular, often pointed crown, slender body and limbs, tail length. In addition to hallux-toed flat armor, the other toes are claws. Forelimbs developed, not to arm row illegal activities. Golden tamarin in the southwest Amazon Basin, State of Amazonas, Acre and eastern Peru, northern Bolivia and western Brazil has found. Adult emperor tamarins 24-26 cm in length, weighs about 300-400 grams. Emperor tamarins flexible action, jumping among the trees all day.

Silver Marmoset

Marmoset Section 3 genera 35 kinds of as much as is produced in Central and South America are small and low apes, is characterized by a small tail length of the body, the tail has a twining round head, no cheek pouch, lateral nostrils. After that monkey grew only 10-12 cm tall and weighs 80-100 g. Only bean-sized newborn monkeys, weight 13 grams. Various marmosets are lively, lovely, gentle, vulnerable, easily domesticated. Silver marmosets mostly grown in the upper reaches of the Amazon forest in South America, as well as some pygmy marmoset located in western Brazil, Ecuador and northern Peru, the Amazon upstream.

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