Real-life Jumanji scenario in this US state after over 40 monkeys escape research facility – Times of India
More than 40 monkeys escaped from a research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, on Thursday, creating a real-life Jumanji-movie scenario. However, local authorities reassured residents that there was "almost no danger" to the public.The incident occurred on Wednesday when a new staff member failed to properly secure an enclosure at the Alpha Genesis biomedical research center in Yemassee, allowing the rhesus macaques, described as "skittish" by police, to escape.“Residents are strongly advised to keep doors and windows secured to prevent these animals from entering homes,” the Yemassee Police Department posted in a post on Facebook.“They are not infected with any disease whatsoever. They are harmless and a little skittish,” Yemassee Police Chief Gregory Alexander said.The authorities sa...