Three monkeys remained on the loose Wednesday in Mississippi after a truck carrying research animals overturned — leaving authorities and
Three monkeys remained on the loose Wednesday in Mississippi after a truck carrying research animals overturned — leaving authorities and the public with more questions than answers about who owned the primates, who was transporting them, and where they were headed.
According to The Associated Press, officials initially said Tuesday that all but one of the escaped rhesus monkeys had been killed, but later updates painted a different picture. According to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department, Tulane University officials entered the trailer Tuesday evening and determined that three monkeys had escaped.
Sheriff Randy Johnson said Tulane officials reported that the animals were not infectious, despite earlier claims from the truck’s occupants that the monkeys were dangerous and carried diseases.
