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Yamil Berard and Zaeem Shaikh

As Dallas Zoo looks to bolster security, experts say challenges lie ahead

DALLAS — Long after the Dallas Zoo closed at 4 p.m. on Jan. 29, Davion Irvin waited for the right moment.

Once it was dark, he told investigators he hopped a fence and headed to the bearded emperor tamarin monkey exhibit, court records show. Then, he got to work.

Irvin, 24, slashed the metal mesh of the monkey exhibit, walked through the door, cut the cage and took the two tamarin monkeys, Bella and Finn, an arrest warrant affidavit said.

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