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One monkey has been captured after 43 monkeys escaped from Alpha Genesis, a primate research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, this week. Yemassee is a small town about 26 miles from Beaufort.

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.

The Rhesus macaques made a break for it Wednesday after an employee at the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee didn’t fully lock a door as she fed and checked on them, officials said. One of the ...

The rest of the 42 primates are still roaming free just a few yards from Alpha Genesis’ property, swinging from the trees and jumping back and forth over the facility’s fence. Facility staff ...