Monkey mayhem as dozens of primates escape South Carolina research center

Residents successful South Carolina were advised to adjacent their windows and doors aft 43 rhesus macaque monkeys escaped a investigating facility.

The informing came aft the primates fled the "Alpha Genesis installation located connected Castle Hall Road," the Yemassee Police Department (YPD) posted connected societal media. 

"Residents are powerfully advised to support doors and windows secured to forestall these animals from entering homes," the section said.

A spokesperson from Alpha Genesis confirmed to Fox News Digital that the monkeys were excessively young to transportation diseases, saying that they were excessively young for testing.

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Authorities successful Yemassee, S.C., person warned the town's residents to "keep doors and windows secured" aft the flight of 43 rhesus macaque monkeys from a adjacent biomedical carnal lodging facility. (Yemassee Police Department )

Alpha Genesis said that traps were acceptable up successful the country and police were utilizing thermal imaging cameras successful an effort to find the vanishing monkeys.

"Traps person been acceptable up astir the area, and the Yemassee Police Department is presently on-site utilizing thermal imaging cameras successful an effort to find the animals," the enactment said.

Police and Alpha Genesis researchers stressed that locals should "refrain from approaching" immoderate of the monkeys, and alternatively instantly interaction 911 if they are spotted. (Alpha Genesis)

In an update astatine 1 p.m. Thursday, the YPD said that it had eyes on the primates and were attempting to entice them with food.

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The monkeys are said to measurement 6 to 7 pounds, and described by constabulary arsenic "skittish."

Rhesus macaque monkeys are autochthonal to Asia. (Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Alpha Genesis is liable for the maintenance, feeding, and veterinary attraction of monkeys astatine its superior installation successful Yemassee.

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The installation is location to astir 6,500 animals.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Yemassee Police Department for comment.

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