Research monkeys bolt after truck overturns on Mississippi highway
Six rhesus monkeys escaped Tuesday when the truck transporting them and 15 fellows from Louisiana to Florida flipped in Mississippi, spilling them onto Interstate 59, authorities said. > react
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Research monkeys bolt after truck overturns on Mississippi highway
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- Oct 28, 2025 7:52pm
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Six rhesus monkeys escaped Tuesday when the truck transporting them and 15 fellows from Louisiana to Florida flipped in Mississippi, spilling them onto Interstate 59, authorities said. Read More
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'Aggressive' monkeys leaving Tulane escape in Mississippi crash, killed by authorities
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- Oct 28, 2025 1:32pm
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Despite initial reports from the Sheriff's Department claiming the monkeys are infected with COVID-19, hepatitis C and herpes, a Tulane spokesperson said the monkeys involved were not infectious. Read More
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1 escaped monkey still missing in Mississippi
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- Nov 04, 2025 1:58pm
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HEIDELBERG, Miss. (WLBT) - One monkey is still missing after a truck carrying the animals from the Tulane National Biomedical Research Center in New Orleans overturned on Interstate 59 in Heidelberg, ... Read More
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