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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reportedly investigating 18 primate deaths at the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in South Carolina .

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sounded the alarm in the latest complaint against Alpha Genesis earlier this week .

PETA said they received anonymous tips from whistleblowers that 18 or more monkeys died after a problem with heating equipment in one of the facility's buildings.