2 w. ago 'Aggressive' monkeys on the loose as gun owners take matters into their own hands

Monkey terror continues in Mississippi, US, where a second escaped rhesus monkey has now been gunned down by a civilian but one more animal remains at large and is likely 'hostile'

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3 w. ago Mississippi resident fatally shoots escaped monkey, one remains on the run

A woman who said she feared for the safety of her children shot and killed another escaped monkey

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3 w. ago Mississippi woman kills monkey that escaped from overturned truck outside her home: ‘I did what any other mother would do’

Last week, a truck loaded with caged Rehsus monkeys crashed on Interstate 59, north of Heidelberg

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3 w. ago Mississippi woman fatally shoots monkey escaped from overturned truck

Jessica Bond Ferguson said her 16-year-old told her about animal in the yard and she shot it to ‘protect her children’One of the monkeys that escaped after a truck overturned on a Mississippi roadway on 28 October was shot and killed early Sunday by a homeowner who said she feared for the safety of her children.Jessica Bond Ferguson said she was alerted early Sunday by her 16-year-old son who said he thought he had seen a monkey running in the yard outside their home near Heidelberg, Mississippi. She got out of bed, grabbed her firearm and her cellphone, and stepped outside where she saw the monkey about 60 ft (18 meters) away. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey fearing for her children's safety

A homeowner in Mississippi has shot and killed one of the monkeys that escaped after a truck accident last week

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3 w. ago Monkey escape in Mississippi gives a glimpse into the secretive world of animal research

The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive world of animal research

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4 w. ago Potentially diseased lab monkey on the loose after truck crash in Mississippi

Several rhesus monkeys escaped after the interstate crash, but all but one were reportedly ‘destroyed’ by late TuesdayA group of potentially diseased lab monkeys escaped after a vehicle crash on a main interstate highway in Mississippi.A truck carrying rhesus monkeys was involved in a wreck on Interstate 59 on Tuesday afternoon, according to a Facebook post from the Jasper county sheriff’s department. Continue reading...

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