Traps have been set up and thermal imaging cameras are being used in an effort to locate the fugitive monkeys, police said.
Authorities in South Carolina have warned residents to lock their doors and windows after 40 monkeys escaped from a research facility Wednesday night.The primates broke loose from a Alpha Genesis facility in Beaufort County and traps have been set up and thermal imaging cameras are being used in an effort to locate the fugitive monkeys, the Yemassee Police Department said in a statement.
Authorities didn't identify the breed of the escaped primates, but the company's website says its staff of veterinary technicians and animal specialists work with cynomolgous, rhesus and capuchin monkeys. The Yemassee Police Department said multiple officers were working with Alpha Genesis personnel to recapture the primates.
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