The department did not specify which monkeys escaped the facility. The company's website says it conducts research projects for government, university, and private industry clients with cynomolgus, rhesus,

At least 43 primates were on the loose Thursday in a South Carolina town where authorities "strongly advised" residents to keep their doors and windows locked after the animals escaped from a research laboratory.

Authorities in South Carolina on Thursday warned residents to lock their doors ... cameras are being used in an effort to locate the fugitive monkeys, the Yemassee Police Department said in a statement. In an update posted Thursday, police confirmed ...