24 more monkeys found after 43 escape from South Carolina research facility
An additional 24 monkeys believed to be among 43 that escaped a South Carolina research facility last week have been recovered, and eyes are on a "sizable group" nearby, police said Sunday.
An additional 24 monkeys believed to be among 43 that escaped a South Carolina research facility last week have been recovered, and eyes are on a "sizable group" nearby, police said Sunday.
Sunday's capture comes a day after the recovery of one of the Rhesus macaques that escaped the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in the town of Yemassee, South Carolina.
Veterinarians have examined the 25 and concluded they were unharmed, the Yemassee Police Department said in its latest statement.
"Initial reports from the veterinary team indicate that all recovered animals are in good health," the department said.
A Rhesus macaque rescued from a research laboratory in France in 2019.Jean-Francois Monier / AFP via Getty Images fileAt least some of the rest of the 18 escapees were believed to be along a fence line around the facility, police said. The primates in that group have "bedded down in the trees for the night," police said.
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