{"id":123396,"date":"2024-11-08T08:19:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T01:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123396"},"modified":"2024-11-08T08:19:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T01:19:39","slug":"43-monkeys-escape-south-carolina-research-facility-prompting-warnings-to-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123396","title":{"rendered":"43 monkeys escape South Carolina research facility, prompting warnings to residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Dr. Noah Snyder-Mackler talks about how bad weather can affect a monkeys health and speed up their aging process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>YEMASSEE, S.C.<\/strong> \u2013 A troop of escaped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">monkeys<\/a> from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/south-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Carolina<\/a> research facility has left residents on edge, prompting warnings to secure their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">homes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Police in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/south-carolina\/yemassee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yemassee<\/a> said the town was thrown into an unexpected frenzy on Wednesday when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/yemasseepolice\/posts\/pfbid02NMa3e596xxVBXj782UV7ojTV2xqjuvEDd2tPzGB9UhcdwM9dqkoDLcBH16xvX58El\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">43 rhesus macaque monkeys escaped<\/a> from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">These agile primates, known for their intelligence and serving an important role in medical and scientific research, vanished into the surrounding community as authorities scrambled to recapture them. As of Thursday, none have been located.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The primates are described as very young females weighing approximately 6-7 pounds. Due to their young age and size, the animals have never been used for testing. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=979415977563994&amp;set=a.228779075961025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">spokesperson from Alpha Genesis confirmed to police<\/a> that these monkeys are too young to carry disease.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;We want to assure the community that there is no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health<\/a> risk associated with these animals,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/yemasseepolice\/posts\/pfbid02NMa3e596xxVBXj782UV7ojTV2xqjuvEDd2tPzGB9UhcdwM9dqkoDLcBH16xvX58El\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">police said on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/288\/162\/gettyimages-1130349147.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/576\/324\/gettyimages-1130349147.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/720\/405\/gettyimages-1130349147.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-1130349147.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/668\/376\/gettyimages-1130349147.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-1130349147.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/668\/376\/gettyimages-1130349147.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A Rhesus macaque, part of the 11 rescued monkeys from research laboratories, looks on from the quarantine room of the future animal shelter 'La Taniere', in Nogent-le-Phaye near Chartres, on March 13, 2019.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">FILE \u2013 A rhesus macaque monkey looks on from the quarantine room near Chartres, France.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER\/AFP via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Now, local and state agencies have mobilized to contain the situation. Traps were strategically placed throughout the area, baited with enticing treats to lure the escaped monkeys. Police are also utilizing thermal imaging cameras.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;We\u2019re working closely with the Beaufort County Sheriff&#8217;s Office and state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/agriculture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agricultural<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wildlife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wildlife<\/a> officials to manage this incident effectively and humanely,&#8221; police said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Police warned members of the public not to approach, touch or feed the monkeys, and to call 911 for any sightings.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphagenesisinc.com\/primates-for-biomedical-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">website<\/a> states that it has &#8220;one of the largest and most comprehensive nonhuman primate facilities, designed specifically for monkeys, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United States<\/a>.&#8221; It also oversees a colony of more than 3,000 monkeys on Morgan Island, known as Monkey Island, off the South Carolina coast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/yemassee-alpha-genesis-primate-research\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Noah Snyder-Mackler talks about how bad weather can affect a monkeys health and speed up their aging process.\u00a0 YEMASSEE, S.C. \u2013 A troop of escaped monkeys from a South &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123396\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9472],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=123396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123396\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=123396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=123396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=123396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}