US EditionLab Monkey Who Escaped From Crash Gets New Life At Popcorn Park Zoo
Forrest, the lone survivor of eight escaped rhesus macaques from an October truck crash in Mississippi, now lives permanently at Popcorn Park Animal Refuge in New Jersey.
- Forrest, a rhesus macaque, was one of 21 monkeys being transported for biomedical research when the truck carrying them overturned on an interstate in Mississippi.
- Several monkeys escaped as a result of the crash, with three remaining escapees including Forrest, who spent nearly a week on the run before being safely recovered.
- Forrest was recently relocated to the nonprofit Popcorn Park Animal Refuge in Lacey Township, N.J., where he has steadily acclimated to his new surroundings and diet.
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The only Macaco who survived after an accident on a road in Mississippi found a new destination. Now identified as Forrest, the animal was welcomed by Popcorn Park Animal Refugees, in Lacey Township, New Jersey, as he reported on his own sanctuary in post office on social networks this Wednesday (2). He is the last survivor among the three primates who came to escape after the capture took place in October.
Escaped Jasper County monkey finds new home at New Jersey animal refuge
Escaped Jasper County monkey finds new home at New Jersey animal refuge JASPER CO., Miss. (WLBT) – The only monkey that survived after escaping from a crash site in Jasper County has found a new home at an animal refuge in New Jersey. The rhesus macaque, now named Forrest, is living at Popcorn Park Animal Refuge after spending a week in the wild following the transport vehicle crash. Two other monkeys that escaped were not captured alive. “This …
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