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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums43 monkeys escape from S Carolina lab
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4gd8xx93yo
"Police are on the hunt for 43 monkeys that escaped from a research facility in South Carolina after a keeper left their pen open.
The rhesus macaque fugitives busted out of Alpha Genesis, a company that breeds primates for medical testing and research, and are on the loose in a part of the state known as the Lowcountry.
Authorities have urged residents to keep their doors and windows securely closed and to report any sightings immediately. The escaped monkeys are young females, weighing about 7lbs (3.2kg) each, according to the Yemassee Police Department.
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According to The Post and Courier, this is not the first time that monkeys have escaped from the facility.
In 2016, 19 monkeys escaped before being returned about six hours later. Two years earlier, 26 primates escaped the facility."...(more)
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43 monkeys escape from S Carolina lab (Original Post)
Tanuki
11 hrs ago
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FirefighterJo
(355 posts)1. Glad it ain't 12
Just saying
Silver Gaia
(4,794 posts)2. LOL
Attilatheblond
(4,234 posts)3. This HAS to be life presenting a metaphor to us at this time
Not sure what it means, but the great minds here can probably come up with interesting theories.
Hugin
(34,471 posts)4. It's all fun and games until the flinging starts.
Sometimes metaphors are unspoken.
Emile
(29,228 posts)5. Shit throwing Republicans are actually monkeys.
marmar
(77,999 posts)6. Heard the election results and said "F*** this shit."