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The second monkey was shot dead ran away after three when a truck overturned mississippi Highway,
authority continue searching One week after the third monkey escaped.
Monkey A citizen saw it crossing the highway Monday evening, about a mile from the crash site, Jasper County Sheriff Randy Johnson said.
Authorities have warned people should not come near rhesus MonkeyHe said they are considered aggressive.
Over the weekend, a woman said she feared for the safety of her children shot dead Another monkey ran away when his 16-year-old son saw a monkey outside his house heidelbergJessica Bond Ferguson said she and other residents were warned that escaped monkeys had taken over DiseaseSo he shot it.
A truck carrying 21 monkeys overturned on Interstate 59 in North heidelberg Last week many more monkeys escaped. Video from the scene shows monkeys and wooden crates in the tall grass along the interstate road. Searchers in protective equipment were seen combing nearby fields and forests in search of the missing primates. Officials said five monkeys were killed and three were missing during the search.
The monkeys were housed at the Tulane University National Biomedical Research Center louisianaAccording to the university, which regularly provides primates to scientific research organizations. Tulane has said it was not transporting the monkeys and that they do not belong to the university. According to Tulane, the remaining 13 monkeys arrived at their original destination last week.
Prefabs, which describes itself as a biomedical research support organization on its website, said in a statement on Monday that a vehicle carrying its non-human primates was involved in an accident and that the animals were being legally transported to a licensed research facility. It stressed that the monkeys had no known diseases, but asked the public not to approach them as they were likely frightened and confused.
“We are cooperating with authorities and reviewing all safety procedures to ensure the continued well-being of both the animals and the community,” Prelabs said.
The escape is the latest glimpse of the secretive industry of animal research and the processes that allow key details of what happens to be kept from the public.