The monkeys that escaped are rhesus macaque primates, which have brown fur with red faces and ears. They have close-cropped hair on their heads, which accentuates their very expressive faces.
The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the planet. And for more than a century, they have held a mirror to humanity ...
Twenty-five rhesus macaque primates returned safely over the weekend to the Yemassee lab they broke out of Wednesday, but 18 remain on the lam, officials said Sunday evening.