43 rhesus macaques have escaped from South Carolina’s ‘Monkey Farm'

Authorities in Yemassee, South Carolina, have warned its roughly 1,100 residents to “keep doors and windows secured” after the escape of 43 rhesus macaque monkeys from a nearby biomedical animal housing facility. On November 6th, the town’s police department released an initial statement on social media explaining that the monkeys belong to Alpha Genesis, one of the world’s largest providers “of the finest nonhuman primate products and services.”