Just eight monkeys remain free from the group who more than a week ago broke out of a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, authorities said.

The monkeys are Rhesus macaque primates, which are widely used for medical and biological research. They escaped from the Alpha Genesis facility on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The lab has set up traps and used ...

Fruit Loops were also "planned for dessert," Westergaard said. He added none of the monkeys, rhesus macaque primates used for ...

Residents in this tiny, unassuming town South Carolina can't believe it has become one of the most talked about places in ...

“I can’t say with certainty. And they are looking at us and we’re looking at them.” The rhesus macaque monkeys are adolescent ...

Heart muscle cells grown from stem cells show promise in monkeys with a heart problem that typically results from a heart ...

Here is the latest on the monkeys that escaped a research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, on Wednesday. YPD was just ...

The runaway primates have captured the world’s attention and have animal welfare groups calling for change. Meanwhile, local business team up to raise money ...

Re “Officials recapture 25 fugitive monkeys in South Carolina” (Daily Briefing, Page A2, Nov. 11): I took some delight in reading about the troop of Rhesus monkeys that recently escaped from a ...

Officials are reporting the capture of 30 escaped monkeys as efforts continue to recover the remaining primates ...