More than half the monkeys that escaped a South Carolina research facility have been caught. Last Wednesday, Nov. 6, 43 rhesus macaque monkeys escaped from Alpha Genesis, a medical lab that uses the animals for clinical drug trials, in Yemassee. That’s about 60 miles west of Charleston.

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25 of 43 escaped monkeys in South Carolina recovered

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Over half of the 43 escaped monkeys from a South Carolina research facility have been recaptured and are in good health.

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