https://thenationalpulse.com/2...ged-to-secure-homes/

Dozens of monkeys have escaped from a research facility in South Carolina. Authorities claim there is no health risk to the public, but they have warned locals to keep their doors and windows locked.

State officials warned residents in Beaufort County following the escape of over 40 monkeys from a research facility on Wednesday, November 6. The Yemassee Police Department confirmed that 43 rhesus macaque monkeys managed to flee the Alpha Genesis facility. Efforts to capture the animals include the use of traps and thermal imaging cameras.

Police have advised residents to keep doors and windows locked to prevent the primates from entering homes. They urged anyone who spots the animals to contact emergency services and refrain from approaching them. As of Thursday morning, no monkeys had been recaptured.

Alpha Genesis, the facility in question, breeds monkeys and offers nonhuman primate products and research services internationally. According to its website, the company conducts clinical trials related to progressive brain disorders and houses various species.

The company, which also oversees a large colony of rhesus monkeys on nearby Morgan Island, also known as “Monkey Island,” has had previous incidents of escapes.

Prior lab leaks have led to the spread of disease, including the alleged lab leak in Wuhan, China, that is believed to have caused the COVID-19 pandemic.

Initially, both government and media sources claimed the COVID-19 lab leak theory, popularized by Donald Trump, was false. However, earlier this year, even the New York Times published pieces admitting the disease likely originated as a lab leak.

Oh, shit. I hope they weren’t infected with rage.

Pure rage.

Does Sigmonkey have an alibi?

Was this foretold in a movie??

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Originally posted by tatortodd:
Does Sigmonkey have an alibi?

If you offer him a banana, he'll sing like a canary.

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Originally posted by jhe888:

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Originally posted by tatortodd:
Does Sigmonkey have an alibi?

If you offer him a banana, he'll sing like a canary.

I’d pay a banana to see that.

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Originally posted by wcb6092:
Initially, both government and media sources claimed the COVID-19 lab leak theory, popularized by Donald Trump, was false.

Of course they had to throw that little gem in there.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:

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Originally posted by wcb6092:
Initially, both government and media sources claimed the COVID-19 lab leak theory, popularized by Donald Trump, was false.

Of course they had to throw that little gem in there.

Yeah Trump said it, and it turned out to be true. Our medical experts were the ones who said it was a false statement by President Trump.

I hope they didn’t have the ‘bola..

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Oh, shit. I hope they weren’t infected with rage.

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Originally posted by sourdough44:
Was this foretold in a movie??

Ha...watched 28 Days instead of talking heads on election night.

Better stock up on ammo.

So, will monkeypox be on the rise?

Covered here.

The article is poorly written. According to the CEO, the monkeys that escaped were young and not in the research lab (never part of a study); rather they were in an outdoor pen owned by the facility. Someone left the door to the pen open and it was follow the leader, monkey-see-monkey-do time.

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/07...outh-carolina-escape

If 43 active research animals (which would cumulatively cost ~ $4.3 million based on my experience) had actually escaped the facility, that would have been criminal negligence or worse. Multiple enclosures, doors and safety measures would have to be defeated for true research animals to escape.

Not my circus......

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Originally posted by sourdough44:
Was this foretold in a movie??

I was actually referencing 28 Days Later.

This gorilla marketing for the 28 Years Later movie marketing is out of control, pure monkey business.

Enjoying their freedom while it lasts: