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Monkey Escape in South Carolina
Forty-three monkeys escaped from a South Carolina research lab; one has been recaptured.
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Greg Westergaard
- Has this happened before?
- This is not the first escape; a similar incident happened in 2016, with over two dozen primates escaping the facility.
- What is the status of the escaped monkeys?
- One monkey has been recaptured and is reported to be healthy, while Alpha Genesis is actively working to recapture the remaining 42 monkeys using traps and is asking the public for help.
- What is Alpha Genesis' role in this situation?
- Alpha Genesis is a biomedical research company that provides pathogen-free primates for research worldwide; they breed and raise the animals for research purposes.
- Do the escaped monkeys pose a threat to the public?
- The escaped monkeys are young females that have never been used for research and are considered not to pose a threat to the public, though Alpha Genesis still advises the public to avoid interaction.
- What happened in South Carolina on November 8th, 2023?
- Forty-three rhesus macaque monkeys escaped from Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in South Carolina on November 8th, 2023, after a caretaker failed to secure a door.