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More than half of the monkeys bred for medical research that escaped from a compound in South Carolina last week have now been recovered unharmed, officials said Sunday.

YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Employees at a South Carolina compound that breeds monkeys for medical research have recaptured five more animals that escaped last week from an enclosure that wasn't fully ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — More than half of the monkeys bred for medical research that escaped from a compound in South Carolina last week have now been recovered unharmed, officials said Sunday. (0 Ratings) ...

They said: "We urge anyone who sights or encounters one of these animals to contact 911 immediately and to refrain from approaching or interacting with them. "These animals are highly sensitive ...

Please do not attempt to approach these animals under any circumstances," it said. The police force added that all the 43 primates were young females weighing up to seven pounds (three kilograms ...