Missing leopard forces Dallas zoo to close for the day.
Zoo officials said the park will be closed Friday because of the "serious situation."
"We have an ongoing situation at the Zoo right now with a Code Blue – that is a non-dangerous animal that is out of its habitat. One of our clouded leopards was not in its habitat when the team arrived this morning and is unaccounted for at this time," the Dallas Zoo said on Twitter.Dallas Zoo staff caring for wide-eyed baby gibbonFOX 4 viewer Kendall Jarman shared pictures of officers in tactical gear getting ready for their search.
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