US EditionMississippi Truck Crash Frees Research Monkeys, Most Killed as Three Remain Missing
Three rhesus monkeys remain loose after a truck overturned on Interstate 59, prompting a search by authorities who confirmed the animals are not infectious.
- On Oct. 28, a truck carrying Rhesus monkeys from Tulane University overturned on I-59 near mile marker 117 north of Heidelberg, freeing several animals.
- Unclear ownership and transporter records preceded the crash, involving Rhesus macaques from Tulane University National Biomedical Research Center, New Orleans, with conflicting information on their transport and destination.
- Video shows monkeys crawling through the grass and crates labeled `live animals` strewn roadside, with 21 monkeys aboard, five euthanized and three unaccounted, all weighing about 40 pounds each.
- Mississippi Wildlife and Fisheries and local deputies are working the scene alongside a contracted animal disposal company, while Tulane University animal care experts plan to assist Wednesday.
- State veterinarians and the Mississippi Highway Patrol are reviewing transport documents and the crash cause; Dr. James Watson confirmed the animals had a certificate of veterinary inspection, while Tulane University said the 21 monkeys had pathogen-free recent checkups.
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Truck carrying research monkeys crashes in Mississippi – 3 still missing
Truck carrying research monkeys crashes in Mississippi – 3 still missing | 28 Oct 2025 | Authorities in Mississippi said several monkeys “have been destroyed” but three are still on the loose after a truck carrying the animals crashed on Tuesday. In a Facebook post, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department previously said the rhesus monkeys carried Hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID and were deemed to be “aggressive to humans,” requiring personal prot…
Three are still at large, but most of them were shot because they were believed to be infected.
3 ‘aggressive’ monkeys on the loose after truck overturns in Mississippi
Three monkeys were still on the loose Wednesday in Mississippi after a truck carrying the research animals overturned, but it remained unclear who owns the monkeys, who was transporting them and where they were being taken.
Three monkeys were still on the loose this Wednesday after the truck in which they were transported tipped over a Mississippi highway. However, it was still unclear who owned the animals for investigation, who transported them and where they were taken.The monkey mystery has left a series of unanswered questions for the authorities.The authorities had stated the previous day that all the Rhesus macaques had been recovered and slaughtered, with t…
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