"It was the last monkey on the loose from the Oct. 28 crash when the truck overturned on Interstate 59. Five monkeys were killed as law officers hunted for them in the immediate aftermath of the crash. Video from officers' body-worn cameras showed a chaotic scene as monkeys that escaped from their wooden crates dashed around the grassy interstate median, with some running toward cars and semis on the interstate."
"Two other monkeys that eluded officers at the crash site were later shot and killed by civilians, who said they were protecting their families and neighborhoods. Officials had warned residents not to approach the Rhesus monkeys, saying they are known to be aggressive. The last monkey on the loose was found Wednesday afternoon near a home in the Vossburg area, just east of where the truck had wrecked."
"The monkeys had been housed at the Tulane University National Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana, which routinely provides primates to scientific research organizations, according to the university. Tulane has said it wasn't transporting the monkeys and they do not belong to the university. PreLabs, which describes itself on its website as a biomedical research support organization, said in a statement that the animals were being lawfully transported to a licensed research facility."
The last escaped Rhesus monkey from an Oct. 28 Interstate 59 truck overturning in Mississippi was found and captured near Vossburg after a resident reported its location. Five monkeys were killed during law enforcement searches immediately after the crash. Two additional monkeys that eluded officers were later shot and killed by civilians who said they were protecting families and neighborhoods. Officers' body-camera footage showed monkeys fleeing wooden crates and darting toward traffic. Officials warned residents not to approach the monkeys because Rhesus monkeys can be aggressive. Workers from the transporting company tranquilized the final monkey. The animals had been housed at Tulane’s National Biomedical Research Center, and PreLabs said the transport was lawful.
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