An additional 24 monkeys believed to be among 43 that escaped a South Carolina research facility last week have been ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — 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, officials said Sunday.

All but four of the rhesus macaque monkeys who escaped from a South Carolina lab have been recovered as of Monday.

The escape, which occurred on November 6, saw 43 monkeys flee their enclosure after it was left improperly secured by an employee, according to the Yemassee Police Department. To date, 37 monkeys have ...

The monkeys escaped from a compound that breeds primates for medical research, with four still reported as missing.

More than 40 monkeys escaped from a research facility in South Carolina earlier this month ... Old World monkeys that are primarily found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Southeast Asia and ...

YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Six monkeys were ... this month from a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, according to authorities. Two more Rhesus macaques were ...