Traps have been set up and thermal imaging cameras are being used in an effort to locate the fugitive monkeys, police said.

The search for 42 monkeys is still underway after more than 40 monkeys escaped a South Carolina lab earlier this week.

Over 40 monkeys escaped from a research facility in South Carolina on Wednesday, prompting warnings for nearby residents to secure their doors and windows. As of Friday morning, the fugitive ...

Editor's Note: One monkey ... in South Carolina were located, but officials were working to recapture them Thursday afternoon ...

The escape, which occurred on November 6, saw 43 monkeys flee their enclosure after it was left improperly secured by an employee, according to the Yemassee Police Department. To date, 37 monkeys have ...

Four monkeys are still on the loose nearly two weeks after breaking free from a South Carolina research facility.

Rhesus macaques are used for medical research because they are so like us. Perhaps that’s a compelling reason to leave them ...

Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has filed a new complaint with USDA alleging monkeys have ...

Joanna Makowska of the Animal Welfare Institute says US Agriculture Department must conduct thorough investigation of Alpha ...

In 1935, dozens of rhesus macaques absconded from Frank Buck's Long Island menagerie. Nearly a century later, 43 members of ...

When 43 monkeys escaped from a South Carolina research facility on Nov. 6, countless human cousins around the country cheered ...

When 43 monkeys escaped from a South Carolina research facility on Nov. 6, countless human cousins around the country cheered them on.