Only 8 monkeys remain free after more than a week outside a …
15 hours ago — The Yemassee, S.C., sign is shown on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (WCIV via AP) YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Just eight monkeys remain free from the group who more than a week ago broke out of a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, authorities said. Three more Rhesus macaques were recaptured Wednesday outside the Alpha ...
Monkey escape update: 25 monkeys caught, more still missing in …
3 days ago — In 2016, 19 monkeys escaped from Alpha Genesis and were captured almost six hours later, according to The Post and Courier. Two years prior to that, 26 monkeys escaped in December 2014 and were ...
What we know after 43 monkeys escaped a South Carolina ... - CBS News
6 days ago — The Post and Courier newspaper reported last year that Alpha Genesis won a federal contract to oversee a colony of 3,500 rhesus monkeys on South Carolina's Morgan Island, known as "Monkey Island."
Monkeys escape from Alpha Genesis research facility in South ... - NBC News
Nov 7, 2024 — A police search is underway after 40 monkeys escaped from an Alpha Genesis research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina on Wednesday night. Anyone who finds a monkey should not interact with it ...
43 monkeys remain on the run from South ... - Associated Press News
6 days ago — The monkeys on Friday were exploring the outer fence of the Alpha Genesis compound and are cooing at the monkeys inside, police said in a statement. “The primates are exhibiting calm and playful behavior, which is a positive indication,” the police statement said, adding company workers are closely watching the monkeys while keeping their ...
Escaped monkeys in SC: 1 monkey caught after Alpha Genesis …
5 days ago — USA TODAY. 0:05. 0:30. One monkey has been captured after 43 monkeys escaped from Alpha Genesis, a primate research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, this week. Yemassee is a small town about ...
Monkeys who escaped from Alpha Genesis in Yemassee, SC still …
6 days ago — The rhesus macaques primates, described as "very young females weighing approximately 6 - 7 lbs," escaped from Alpha Genesis, a primate research facility in Yemassee, a small town about 26 miles ...
43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab | AP News
Nov 7, 2024 — Alpha Genesis employees “currently have eyes on the primates and are working to entice them with food,” police said in a statement issued around noon Thursday. The company usually handles escapes on site, but the monkeys got outside the compound about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) from downtown Yemassee, Alexander said.
24 more monkeys that escaped from Alpha Genesis lab in …
4 days ago — and last updated 3 minutes ago. COLUMBIA, S.C. — More than half of the monkeys bred for medical research that escaped from a compound in South Carolina last week have now been recovered unharmed ...
25 of 43 monkeys have been recovered after ... - Health News …
3 days ago — A dozen and a half monkeys are still on the loose in South Carolina after a dramatic escape last week from a research facility. The 43 female rhesus macaques broke free from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee, S.C., last Wednesday. Police describe the animals as very young and weighing between 6 and 7 pounds.