Traps have been set up and thermal imaging cameras are being used in an effort to locate the fugitive monkeys, police said.

Authorities still recommend that people who live near the compound about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) from downtown Yemassee shut ...

Authorities have also advised residents to "refrain from approaching" or interacting with the monkeys and immediately call 911 if they see any of the escaped animals. "These animals are highly ...

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Police have recovered more than 20 monkeys after a group of 43 primates escaped from a medical research facility in Yemassee, ...

Forty-three rhesus macaque monkeys escaped from the research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, and several are still running loose as authorities try to bait them back to the compound. Here is ...

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If you follow the news, you may have heard about those 43 monkeys that escaped from a research facility in South Carolina ...