Only 8 monkeys remain free after more than a week outside a South Carolina compound
Authorities say Just eight monkeys remain free from the group who broke out of a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research.
18 escaped rhesus macaques remain on the loose in South Carolina
Nearly half of the 43 monkeys that escaped from a research facility in Yemassee, S.C., have been recovered, local police said Sunday, but 18 remain on the loose.
43 rhesus macaques have escaped from South Carolina’s ‘Monkey Farm’
Rhesus monkeys are typically 19-21 inches in length, weigh around 12-17 lbs., and can become aggressive if provoked. Alpha Genesis is responsible for the maintenance, feeding, and veterinary care of monkeys at its primary facility in Yemassee.
Escaped lab monkeys: 13 remain on the run
Alpha Genesis has said that efforts to recover all the monkeys will continue for as long as it takes at its compound about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from downtown Yemassee and about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northeast of Savannah, Georgia. The monkeys are about the size of a cat. They are all females weighing about 7 pounds (3 kilograms).
'No business being in this monkey business': Documents show South Carolina lab has long history of animals escaping
"If you can't keep a monkey in a facility, if you can't keep the the enclosures clean, if you can't train your staff well enough, you shouldn't be having monkeys," Lisa Jones-Engel, a primate expert with PETA.
South Carolina town still on lockdown as 18 of 43 escaped monkeys remain on the lam
A town in South Carolina remains on lockdown as officials attempt to catch the remaining monkeys that escaped from a testing facility last week. The weekend proved significant for the capture efforts,
2 more escaped monkeys recaptured and enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in South Carolina
Authorities say two monkeys have been returned to a South Carolina compound that breeds the animals for medical research.
Search for escaped South Carolina monkeys fuels opposition to Bainbridge monkey facility
The ongoing search for more than a dozen monkeys in South Carolina has fanned the flames of opposition to plans to build a monkey facility in South Georgia.
South Carolina lab recaptures 5 more escaped monkeys — but 13 are still loose
Employees at a South Carolina compound that breeds monkeys for medical research have recaptured five more animals that escaped last week from an enclosure that wasn’t fully locked. As of Monday afternoon,
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S.C. lab recaptures more escaped monkeys but 11 are still loose
Only 11 of the 43 Rhesus macaques that escaped last week now remain outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, police ...
Five additional monkeys from S.C. research lab recovered; 13 remain at large
An additional five rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina research facility last week have been recovered, ...
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11 monkeys remain on loose from Lowcountry site as Nancy Mace calls for federal probe
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Great monkey escape: 25 of 43 rhesus macaques captured
Alpha Genesis said it would continue trying to recover the monkeys until all are returned. The monkeys were all young female ...
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Re “Officials recapture 25 fugitive monkeys in South Carolina” (Daily Briefing, Page A2, Nov. 11): I took some delight in reading about the troop of Rhesus monkeys that recently escaped from a ...
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What we know after 43 monkeys escaped a South Carolina research facility
The primates broke loose from Alpha Genesis in Yemassee, Beaufort County in South Carolina. The company confirmed 43 rhesus ...
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It's not just monkeys on the loose: Truck spill in Yemassee leaves Wacky Mac along I-95
Officers with the Yemassee Police Department were given another chance to pick up something in their area that shouldn't be ...