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6 monkeys are still on the loose from a South Carolina compound after dozens escaped

YEMASSEE, S.C. — Six monkeys were still on the loose early Monday after dozens escaped earlier this month from a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, according to authorities. Two more Rhesus macaques were trapped Sunday outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, bringing the total of recovered monkeys to 37 of the 43 that escaped, …

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1 month ago

Law and disorder as Thai police station comes under monkey attack

Raw Story

Police in central Thailand said they barricaded themselves into their own station over the weekend, after a menacing mob of 200 escaped monkeys ran riot on the town. But on Saturday around 200 of the primates broke out and rampaged through town, with one posse descending on a local police station. Around a dozen of the intruders were still perched …

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1 month, 1 week ago

6 monkeys are still on the loose from a South Carolina compound after dozens escaped

LA Times

A rhesus macaques monkey observes kayakers as they navigate along the Silver River in Silver Springs, Fla., in 2017. Six monkeys were still on the loose early Monday after dozens escaped earlier this month from a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, according to authorities. Two more rhesus macaques were trapped Sunday outside the Alpha Genesis …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Only 8 monkeys remain free after more than a week outside a South Carolina compound

Associated Press

YEMASSEE, S.C. — 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 Genesis facility in Yemassee, police said in a statement. Forty-three monkeys made a break for it on …

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2 more escaped monkeys recaptured and enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in South Carolina

Associated Press

YEMASSEE, S.C. — Two more monkeys have been returned to the South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, authorities said Tuesday. Only 11 of the 43 Rhesus macaques that escaped last week now remain outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, police said in a statement. Alpha Genesis officials told police that the two monkeys captured Tuesday …

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1 month, 1 week ago

South Carolina lab recaptures 5 more escaped monkeys but 13 are still loose

Associated Press

YEMASSEE, S.C. — 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, 30 of the 43 monkeys that made it outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee are back in the company’s custody unharmed, police said in …

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Twenty-four monkeys that escaped from South Carolina research facility recovered unharmed

ABC

More than half of the monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina last week have been recaptured. Dozens of monkeys escape from US research facility Photo shows two rhesus macaque monkeys sitting on a ledge Yemassee police say the monkeys were spotted during a search and workers from the research facility are now trying to …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

43 monkeys escape from research lab in US's South Carolina, 1 recovered

India Today

One of 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina has been recovered unharmed, officials said Saturday. The Rhesus macaques made a break for it Wednesday after an employee at the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee didn't fully lock a door as she fed and checked on them, officials said. Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard …

Monkeys

1 month, 2 weeks ago

1 monkey recovered safely, 42 others remain on the run from South Carolina lab

Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — One of 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina has been recovered unharmed, officials said Saturday. The Rhesus macaques made a break for it Wednesday after an employee at the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee didn’t fully lock a door as she fed and checked on them, officials said. Alpha Genesis …

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1 monkey recovered unharmed, 42 others remain on the run from South Carolina lab

LA Times

One of 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina has been recovered unharmed, officials said Saturday. The rhesus macaques made a break for it Wednesday after an employee at the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, S.C., didn’t fully lock a door as she fed and checked on them, officials said. Alpha Genesis Chief Executive …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

U.S. town on alert after 43 monkeys escape research facility

Raw Story

More than 40 monkeys were on the loose Thursday in a small US town after escaping a research facility, with authorities warning residents to keep their doors and windows closed. The rhesus macaques -- described as "skittish" by police in Yemassee, South Carolina -- were reported to have fled their enclosures a day earlier at a facility run by Alpha …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dozens of monkeys escape Planet of the Apes-style from South Carolina research facility; police on search hunt

Hindustan Times

More than 40 monkeys broke loose from a South Carolina research facility this week, leading authorities to sound the alarm of caution on Thursday, November 7. Yemassee Police Department on Facebook: "Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard told CBS News earlier today the 43 primates escaped after a caretaker failed to secure doors." As of early Thursday afternoon, none had been …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab. Police say there is no serious danger

Associated Press

Forty-three monkeys escaped from a compound used for medical research in South Carolina but the nearby police chief said there is “almost no danger” to the public. The Rhesus macaque primates escaped from the Alpha Genesis facility Wednesday when a new employee didn’t fully shut an enclosure, Alexander said. Alpha Genesis employees “currently have eyes on the primates and are …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tiny South Carolina town residents lock down homes after 40 monkeys escape from a bioresearch lab

Daily Mail

Forty monkeys are on the loose in South Carolina after breaking out of a medical research facility. The animals escaped from the Alpha Genesis facility in the town on Wednesday, a testing center that tests experimental drugs and vaccines for various illnesses, infectious diseases and disorders. Forty monkeys have escaped from a research facility in South Carolina. Alpha Genesis also …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dozens of monkeys escape from South Carolina research facility

NPR

Dozens of monkeys escape from South Carolina research facility toggle caption Carrie Antlfinger/AP Dozens of monkeys have escaped from a research facility in Yemassee, S.C., prompting police to urge residents to lock their doors and windows until the primates have been captured. The Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center is home to the 43 escaped female rhesus macaque primates, which police …

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Forty-three monkeys escape from South Carolina medical testing lab

The Telegraph

People are being urged to stay in their homes and keep their doors and windows locked after 43 monkeys escaped from a medical research lab. The Rhesus macaques escaped from the Alpha Genesis facility in South Carolina on Wednesday after a new employee did not fully shut an enclosure, police said. Alpha Genesis employees “currently have eyes on the primates …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ricky Gervais owes Karl Pilkington apology as study ‘reveals’ whether monkeys can type Shakespeare

The Independent

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2 months ago

Deadly Bacterial Outbreak Claims Lives of 12 Monkeys at Hong Kong Zoo

Firstpost

12 monkeys have died in Hong Kong's Zoological and Botanical Gardens in the past 10 days, with some species being critically endangered. The cause of the deaths is under investigation, but authorities suspect a deadly bacterial infection known as Melioidosis. The infection primarily spreads through contact with contaminated soil or water, often via skin abrasions, wounds, inhalation of contaminated dust …

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2 months ago

Critically endangered twin monkeys are born at the Chattanooga Zoo

The Independent

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3 months, 1 week ago

Common drug reverses aging in monkeys in potential longevity breakthrough

Daily Mail

An anti-aging elixir may have been under experts' noses for more than 70 years and is already being taken by 80million Americans. Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing Institute of Genomics discovered metformin, a pill used to lower blood sugar in diabetics, 'markedly' slowed down aging in monkeys. Researchers said all of the findings led to the …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

These monkeys use names to communicate with each other, study finds

CNN

CNN — Marmosets can communicate with one another by name and know when they are being addressed, joining a very short list of species exhibiting such behavior, and a first for non-human primates, a new study has found. “This is the first time that we have seen this in non-human primates,” David Omer, lead author and assistant professor at the …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

On patrol with Thailand's 'Anti-Monkey Unit' battling to keep primates at bay in Lopburi

ABC

A city in Thailand has been caught between rival gangs of monkeys that have terrorised, mugged and assaulted locals, even driving some from their homes and businesses. "When monkeys are hungry, they snatch food from people walking around," he said. "They don't just steal, sometimes they attack students and if they steal, it's not just food, but like key chains …

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6 months ago

Monkeys wreak havoc in Rajasthan’s Ajmer, grab woman by her hair: Viral video

Hindustan Times

A video of two monkeys attacking a woman sitting on her porch has been making waves on social media. The video shared on the Meta-owned platform - Instagram - shows the primates grabbing the woman’s hair one by one. The monkeys attacked from behind.” The video opens to show a woman sitting on a chair on her porch. Watch the …

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7 months ago

It's so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees

Hindustan Times

MEXICO CITY — It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees. It's so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees At least 83 of the midsize primates, who are known for their roaring vocal calls, were found dead in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco. It was heatstroke.” While …

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6 monkeys are still on the loose from a South Carolina compound after dozens escaped

Law and disorder as Thai police station comes under monkey attack

6 monkeys are still on the loose from a South Carolina compound after dozens escaped

Only 8 monkeys remain free after more than a week outside a South Carolina compound

2 more escaped monkeys recaptured and enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in South Carolina

South Carolina lab recaptures 5 more escaped monkeys but 13 are still loose

Twenty-four monkeys that escaped from South Carolina research facility recovered unharmed

43 monkeys escape from research lab in US's South Carolina, 1 recovered

1 monkey recovered safely, 42 others remain on the run from South Carolina lab

1 monkey recovered unharmed, 42 others remain on the run from South Carolina lab

U.S. town on alert after 43 monkeys escape research facility

Dozens of monkeys escape Planet of the Apes-style from South Carolina research facility; police on search hunt

43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab. Police say there is no serious danger

Tiny South Carolina town residents lock down homes after 40 monkeys escape from a bioresearch lab

Dozens of monkeys escape from South Carolina research facility

Forty-three monkeys escape from South Carolina medical testing lab

Ricky Gervais owes Karl Pilkington apology as study ‘reveals’ whether monkeys can type Shakespeare

Deadly Bacterial Outbreak Claims Lives of 12 Monkeys at Hong Kong Zoo

Critically endangered twin monkeys are born at the Chattanooga Zoo

Common drug reverses aging in monkeys in potential longevity breakthrough

These monkeys use names to communicate with each other, study finds

On patrol with Thailand's 'Anti-Monkey Unit' battling to keep primates at bay in Lopburi

Monkeys wreak havoc in Rajasthan’s Ajmer, grab woman by her hair: Viral video

It's so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees