US EditionMonkeys escape from overturned truck on Mississippi highway
Twenty-one aggressive rhesus monkeys escaped after a truck overturned on Interstate 59, with officials euthanizing most and warning residents to avoid contact.
- A truck carrying monkeys from Tulane University flipped on a Mississippi highway, resulting in the escape of several monkeys and the death of most, according to the Jasper County Sheriff's Department.
- The surviving monkeys are described as aggressive and potentially dangerous, with warnings issued to the public not to approach them.
- Tulane University clarified that the monkeys are not infectious and belong to another entity, asserting that they are collaborating with local authorities.
- Law enforcement warned the public to call 911 if the remaining monkey is spotted, which is still at large.
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The primates scattered on Tuesday near a highway in Mississippi, forcing the authorities to establish a safety cordon. All but one of the escaped monkeys were killed.
Monkeys escape after truck crashes on interstate
JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) — A truck hauling 21 monkeys to a testing facility in Florida overturned in Mississippi on Tuesday. According to the Jasper County Sheriff's Office, the accident occurred on Interstate 59 near the 117-mile marker just north of Heidelberg. They said six Rhesus monkeys from Tulane University escaped. The sheriff's office said five out of the six monkeys that escaped were "destroyed." "We have been in contact with an ani…
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