It all started with an escaped clouded leopard. Then a dead vulture appeared. Now, in a series of mysterious incidents at the Dallas Zoo that have received nationwide attention, a man has been arrested after being spotted at the Dallas Aquarium.

Here’s a timeline of everything that’s happened in the past three weeks.

Friday, January 13: Clouded leopard Nova went missing and was later found on zoo grounds.

Today is Friday the 13th in Dallas. During a routine morning count, zoo officials discovered that Nova, a 4-year-old clouded leopard, was not in his enclosure.

At about 10:20 a.m., a “blue code” went off at the zoo, a warning issued when non-dangerous animals are found missing. The zoo also closed for the day, and many hours of searching began.

At an afternoon press conference, Dallas Zoo President Gregg Hudson revealed that staff had discovered a “suspicious opening” in her enclosure. Dallas police confirmed for the first time that a criminal case had been filed, and they believed that Nova’s habitat had been deliberately opened up.

At around 4:40 pm, Nova was spotted on the grounds of the zoo near her home, shortly after the press conference. She was safely rescued 35 minutes later.

Saturday, January 14: The langur monkey’s habitat was opened, Nova reunited with her sister.

Nova was reunited with her sister Luna the morning after she went missing in her newly renovated enclosure.

Late Saturday, Jan. 14, Dallas police said zoo officials located and sent investigators to a similar hole in the langur habitat enclosure. Police said a “cutting tool” was used to open Nova’s enclosure.

None of the langur monkeys were harmed or left their habitat. Police said both incidents are being investigated separately as criminal disorderly conduct.

Saturday, January 21: Endangered Pin vulture found dead in habitat.

Just over a week after Nova’s escape and return late on Saturday, January 21, the Zoo announced that Pin, one of four endangered vultures, had been found dead under suspicious circumstances in its habitat.

The 35-year-old vulture lived at the Dallas Zoo for 33 years.

Monday, January 23: The zoo is offering a $10,000 reward.

Zoo officials said a team of veterinarians determined that Ping was found to have a “wound” during an autopsy or dissection of the animal. Zoo officials did not elaborate on these findings, but said his death was not due to natural causes.

Dallas police have also launched an investigation into the vulture’s death, with police spokeswoman Christine Lowman saying the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is assisting with the investigation.

The zoo has offered a $10,000 reward to anyone who provides information leading to an arrest and indictment in a string of incidents, and said there have been enhanced security measures on campus.

Monday 30 January: Two emperor tamarins were taken from the zoo.

The case became public again a week later when two monkeys went missing in their enclosure.

Around 3:50 p.m. on January 30, Dallas police said that the habitat of two emperor tamarins, Bella and Finn, had been deliberately tampered with and the tamarins were stolen.

According to a written statement of an arrest warrant received on Friday Newsthe monkeys were spotted in their enclosure on Sunday 29 January by a zookeeper around 4:45 pm. The next day, another zookeeper discovered that the habitat fence had been cut down and that an “unknown suspect” had entered the exhibit. through the unlocked door.

When the police arrived, the affidavit says, they discovered that the metal mesh of the guardrail door had been “cut and bent in such a way and to size that a person could reach and/or gain access to it.”

The zoo was closed Monday through Friday due to inclement weather.

Tuesday, January 31: Emperor tamarin monkeys are found in a toilet in Lancaster, police released footage from a human security camera at the zoo.

On Tuesday morning, Dallas police released CCTV footage and a zoo photo of a man they said detectives wanted to talk to. At the time, he was not identified as the person concerned.

On the same day, Bella and Finn were found alive in Lancaster by Dallas and Lancaster police. They were discovered in the house after the family owning the property and the church next door informed the police.

The house where the monkeys were found in the closet is about 20 minutes from the Dallas Zoo. Other animals were also found in the house, including cats and pigeons, but no arrests were made, the documents say. The tipping was the first major event in a series of mysterious events.

The family that owns the house said they recently noticed suspicious activity in the building. They said News they recognized the man from surveillance footage of a man who attended their church and saw him in the neighborhood.

Connected:The Lancaster family led the Dallas police to the house where the zoo monkeys were found.

The tamarins were brought back to the zoo on Tuesday evening.

Wednesday, February 1: Zoo raises reward to $25,000

Zoo announced on Wednesday they increased the reward to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment during the course of the investigation.

Thursday, February 2: A man is arrested after being spotted at a Dallas aquarium.

On the night of Thursday, February 2, an arrest was made in a case that received international recognition.

Davion Irvin, 24, was jailed in the Dallas County Jail Thursday night after he was spotted near animal exhibits at the Dallas Aquarium, police said. Police said he faces six charges of animal cruelty and burglary in connection with two emperor tamarins that were taken from an enclosure earlier this week. According to a police spokesman, he faces an additional charge of burglary related to clearing clouded leopard habitat, as well as cutting down an enclosure for langur monkeys.

He is currently unrelated to the death of Ping the vulture, and investigations into all incidents are ongoing. Prison records show that Irwin’s bail was set at $25,000. It is unknown if he has a lawyer.

Police said Irwin was spotted Thursday at the Dallas Aquarium, a separate facility from the zoo. Arriving officers saw Irwin boarding the DART railroad train. Later he was detained, arrested and now he is charged.

Waylon Tate, a spokesman for the aquarium, said Irwin stopped an employee to ask a question about one of the animals. Tate said the employee “immediately recognized” Irwin from news of the missing monkeys and notified local authorities.

Friday, February 3: Investigation Details Revealed

Friday afternoon News received a warrant for the arrest of Irwin under oath.

According to the affidavit, it was “revealed” that in early January, there were unreported thefts of “food fish, aquatic chemicals, fish flake food and educational materials” that were located in the staff-only area of ​​the otter exhibit. according to the affidavit. Police said items stolen from an otter exhibit were found at the Lancaster home.

Before the tamarins were seized, investigators said, the man later identified as Irwin asked “obscure questions such as the practice of keeping and moving animals” – and in particular asked how to care for emperor tamarins, according to testimony under oath.

A police spokeswoman said Christine Lowman said detectives believed Irwin was about to commit another crime when he was seen at the Dallas Aquarium. Irwin confessed to “some crimes at the zoo,” she said, declining to elaborate.

Where are they now?

Harrison Edell, the zoo’s executive vice president of animal care and conservation, spoke Friday about the condition of all the animals at the center of the mystery.

Clouded leopard Nova gets used to a daily routine with her sister Luna. The langur monkeys, none of which have left their enclosure, “feel good and agile despite their advanced age.” According to him, langurs are from 20 to 30 years old.

Bella and Finn, the emperor tamarin monkeys, continue to be quarantined at the zoo’s hospital before they can be reintroduced into their habitat. They regained their weight, which they had lost during their absence.

As the zoo continues to monitor these animals, Edell said staff also continue to mourn Pin’s vulture and remain on high alert after the “emotional rollercoaster” of the past few weeks.