U.S. town still on lockdown as 18 of 43 escaped monkeys remain on the lam – National [Video]

A town in South Carolina remains on lockdown as officials attempt to catch the remaining monkeys that escaped from a testing facility last week.

The weekend proved significant for the capture efforts, with 25 of the 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that made a break from the Alpha Genesis research facility last Wednesday being taken back to their enclosure.

However, police in Yemassee said in a Facebook post that they are still working to bring back the 18 that remain at large.

The Facebook post, quoting Greg Westergaard, chief executive of Alpha Genesis, said the “recovery process is slow, but the team is committed to taking as much time as necessary to safely recover all remaining animals.”

Police said a “sizable group” of the missing monkeys are accounted for and can be seen making themselves at home in the trees along the property’s fence line. In an earlier update, they confirmed the …