Authorities say Just eight monkeys remain free from the group who broke out of a South Carolina compound that breeds the ...

Re “Officials recapture 25 fugitive monkeys in South Carolina” (Daily Briefing, Page A2, Nov. 11): I took some delight in reading about the troop of Rhesus monkeys that recently escaped from a ...

Just eight monkeys remain free from the group that more than a week ago broke out of a South Carolina compound that breeds ...

The monkeys that escaped are rhesus macaque primates, which have brown fur with red faces and ears. They have close-cropped hair on their heads, which accentuates their very expressive faces.

Authorities say two monkeys have been returned to a South Carolina compound that breeds the animals for medical research.

Eight monkeys remain on the loose in Yemassee. Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard told Yemassee Police that an additional ...

All the recovered primates are in good health, police said. More than half of the rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina lab have been recovered. As of Wednesday evening ...

The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the planet. And for more than a century, they have held a mirror to humanity ...

Fruit Loops were also "planned for dessert," Westergaard said. He added none of the monkeys, rhesus macaque primates used for ...