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Dallas Zoo’s Escaped Leopard Finally Found

Police have opened a criminal investigation after finding that someone deliberately tore the animal’s mesh enclosure.

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By Helen Holmes

A cloud leopard that escaped its enclosure at the Dallas Zoo has been located after hours on the lam. Park officials announced the good news late Friday on Twitter, saying the animal had been found on the grounds of the zoo and “very near the original habitat.” The news comes after police said they were opening a criminal investigation into the leopard’s escape, noting that a tear in the animal’s mesh enclosure appeared to have been deliberately cut in an “intentional act.” The zoo had announced earlier that it was closed on Friday due to a “serious situation,” revealing that “a non-dangerous animal... is out of its habitat.”

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