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1 monkey captured, 42 monkeys still on the loose after escaping research facility in SC

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43 monkeys escaped from Alpha Genesis , a primate research facility in Yemassee , South Carolina , this week .

The primates escaped after a caretaker failed to secure the doors, Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard said.

The monkeys are rhesus macaques primates, described as "very young females weighing approximately 6 - 7 lbs" The animals have never been used for testing given their young ages and size.

Alpha Genesis was established in 1964 to provide animals for polio vaccine research.

Animals raised in Yemassee are sold only to USDA-licensed research facilities.

Alpha Genesis also took over management of South Carolina's Morgan Island , also known as " Monkey Island ," home to about 3,500 rhesus monkeys.

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