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PHOTO: In this Sept. 20, 2024, file photo, an infant rhesus macaque is held by an adult on Morgan Island, in Beaufort County, South Carolina, just north of St. Helena Island. (Drew Martin/The ...
The final holdouts of a group of monkeys that escaped from a research facility in South Carolina over two months ago have been recaptured safely, the Yemassee Police Department announced on Friday ...
The Post and Courier newspaper reported in 2023 that Alpha Genesis won a federal contract to oversee a colony of 3,500 rhesus monkeys on South Carolina's Morgan Island, known as "Monkey Island."
More than 40 monkeys escape South Carolina research facility after an employee left a door open. Slowly, they are being captured.
In 1979 and 1980, over 1,400 animals were relocated to Morgan Island. [5] The island is owned by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). The monkeys that live on the island are owned by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and used for public health research. [7]
In March of 2023, Alpha Genesis also took over the management of South Carolina's Morgan Island, also known as "Monkey Island," home to about 3,500 rhesus monkeys, The Post and Courier reported.
A total of 43 monkeys, like the ones pictured here, have been on the loose for more than 24 hours in South Carolina. Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center
One monkey has been captured after 43 monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis research facility in South Carolina, the Yemassee Police Department said. 1 monkey captured, 42 monkeys still on the ...