Monkeys That Escaped a Lab Are a Species Used for Human Research Since the 1800s The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied ...

Authorities in Yemassee, South Carolina, have warned its roughly 1,100 residents to “keep doors and windows secured” after the escape of 43 rhesus macaque monkeys from a nearby biomedical ...

The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the planet. And for more than a century, they have held a mirror to humanity ...

The Rhesus macaque primates escaped from the Alpha Genesis facility Wednesday when a new employee didn’t fully shut an enclosure, Alexander said. The monkeys are females weighing about 7 pounds ...

Thirty-nine of the fugitive monkeys have been captured safely but four others were still on the loose as of Nov. 18, officials said. The company confirmed 43 rhesus macaque primates escaped from ...

Police in South Carolina say they have recovered one of 43 rhesus monkeys that escaped from a research facility Wednesday. “A significant number of the remaining primates are still located just ...

The monkeys were all young female rhesus macaques that weighed no more than 7 pounds but had not been used for testing because of their age. ‘Almost no danger’: 43 monkeys escape medical ...

The monkeys that escaped are rhesus macaque primates, which have brown fur with red faces and ears. They have close-cropped hair on their heads, which accentuates their very expressive faces.