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Monkey Rhesus Macca watched traffic on the road to Ta Wai, Hong Kong, in 2004, and is the same as those who fled Alfa Genesis’ research laboratory in Yemasi, South Carolina, but returned themselves. FILL PHOTO FROM Paul Hilton/EPA-EFE
January 25 (Upi) – The last of 43 escaped monkeys returned to the Alpha Genesis Research Laboratory in Yemassee, SC, almost three months after an employee accidentally left two doors unsecured.
The Macca Monkey Rhesus returned to the facility on Friday and was in good condition, WCSC reported. The facility is about 95 miles west of Charleston.
The return of the monkey was confirmed by Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Vestegard.
On the night of November 6, the primates escaped from their prisons at the Alpha Genesis facility in Borfort County, but remained close to the facility.
Alpha Genesis officials said the monkeys did not pose a danger to the local community and remain near and near the territory of the facility.
Alpha Genesis employees continued to feed the monkeys who gradually returned to the detention area.
All escaped monkeys are young female weighing between 6 and 7 pounds and have not been tested or carriers of any disease.
The relatively small size and their young age did not allow them to be tested.
In 2023, Alpha Genesis provided a federal observation and care treaty for 3,500 rhesus monkeys, who live on Morgan Island in South Carolina, which is usually known as the “Monkeys Island”.
The escape to 43 monkeys aroused strong interest at national and local level, but does not require recovery teams to capture them, as they will return themselves and do not pose a threat to the local community.
