In an update Friday, the police department of Yemassee, SC said that the 43 young, female rhesus macaque monkeys are still staying around the perimeter of the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Facility. 'The primates are exhibiting calm and playful behavior, which is a positive indication,' the department noted.
Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard told CBS News Thursday, 'They're just being goofy monkeys jumping back and forth playing with each other. It's kind of like a playground situation here.'
Yemassee police note that the monkeys are very young and small—only about 6 or 7 pounds each. They have not been used for any testing yet, don't carry any disease, and pose no health risk to the public.
This isn't the first time-or even the second time-Alpha Genesis has had trouble keeping its monkeys under control. In 2018, the US Department of Agriculture fined the company $12,600 for violations between 2014 and 2016 that included four monkey breakouts.
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