“The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys fled from the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, on Wednesday, according to a police statement issued the following day.”
“They are harmless and a little skittish, said Yemassee Police Chief Gregory Alexander on Thursday, emphasising that they posed almost no danger to the public.”
“Greg Westergaard, CEO of Alpha Genesis, which provides primates for research worldwide, told CBS News he was hoping for a happy ending with the primates returning of their own volition.”
“In 2018, federal officials fined Alpha Genesis $12,600 after dozens of primates escaped. There were other escapes in 2014 and 2016, with a total of 45 monkeys fleeing.”
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