1 of the escaped South Carolina monkeys found unharmed, officials say

One of the 43 monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina research facility Wednesday night has been "successfully recovered unharmed," officials said Saturday.

One of the 43 monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina research facility Wednesday night has been "successfully recovered unharmed," officials said Saturday.

The Yemassee Police Department said in a statement the primate was found around noon Saturday and that a "significant number" of those that remain on the loose have stayed nearby the Alpha Genesis facility "jumping back and forth over the facility's fence."

As of Thursday night, the monkeys had been located in the wooded region surrounding the Alpha Genesis facility, in a rural area on the edge of Yamassee.

Staff at Alpha Genesis are staying on site through the weekend to feed and watch the animals, police said, noting that the monkeys are still interacting with their "companions inside the facility" which police called a "positive sign."

Yemassee Police said earlier this week that the group of Rhesus macaque primates — all young females who have never been used for testing — escaped from their home at Alpha Genesis, a business that provides "nonhuman primate products and bio-research services," according to its website.

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