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.
LATEST: 5 more monkeys from South Carolina research facility have been recovered, authorities say
Officials are reporting the capture of 30 escaped monkeys as efforts continue to recover the remaining primates
43 monkeys escape from Alpha Genesis research facility in South Carolina
However, this is not the first time that the monkeys escaped the facility. In 2016, 19 monkeys escaped from Alpha Genesis and were captured almost six hours after their jailbreak, according to The Post and Courier, while 26 monkeys escaped in December 2014.
Monkeys Evade Capture After Escape From Research Facility, Attempt to Contact Monkeys Still Trapped Inside
Officials are still struggling to recapture monkeys that escaped a research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, last week. According to the Associated Press, as of Monday afternoon, 13 out of the 43 young female Rhesus macaques remain on the loose in the forested area surrounding the facility run by Alpha Genesis,
S.C. lab recaptures more escaped monkeys but 11 are still loose
More monkeys have been returned to the South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, authorities said Tuesday.
13 escaped monkeys still on the loose in South Carolina after 30 were recaptured
Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard said that all recovered primates appear to be in "good health." 13 monkeys still remain on the loose in Yemassee.
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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8 monkeys still on the loose in Yemassee
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What is Alpha Genesis, the Beaufort County research center where 40 monkeys escaped?
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2 more escaped monkeys recaptured and enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in South Carolina
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Monkey Watch: 3 more monkeys found, 8 more still playing hard to get
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