South Carolina town warned of 43 monkeys that escaped

8/11/2024 6:15

        After 43 monkeys escaped a research
        facility in a small South Carolina town, police on Thursday
        urged residents to lock their homes and avoid approaching the
        animals under any circumstances.
        
        In a statement posted on its Facebook page, the Yemassee,
        South Carolina, police department said the young female rhesus
        macaques escaped Wednesday. Police in the town of about 2,000
        were helping employees of the research center, Alpha Genesis,
        search for the escapees.
        
        The police did not say how the monkeys escaped. Alpha
        Genesis did not respond to an email from Reuters or return a
        call.
        
        The police said they had been informed by Alpha Genesis
        that the monkeys have never been used for testing and are too
        young to carry disease.