US Edition2nd escaped monkey fatally shot, leaving 1 monkey still on the loose after Mississippi crash
Two of three escaped monkeys were shot dead by civilians fearing aggression and disease risk after a transport truck overturned, authorities said.
- Authorities are searching for a third missing monkey after a truck crash in Mississippi resulted in two monkeys being shot dead by civilians, indicating the animals' aggressive nature and potential health risks to humans, as noted by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
- Jessica Bond Ferguson shot one monkey after fearing for her children's safety, stating that residents were warned about diseases carried by the escaped monkeys.
- Five monkeys have been killed during the search for the remaining primates, which escaped from a truck carrying 21 monkeys owned by an unnamed biomedical research support organization.
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2nd monkey that escaped from overturned truck gunned down in Mississippi, 1 more still on the loose
A second monkey that escaped from a transport truck last week was fatally shot along a highway in Mississippi early Tuesday morning as authorities warn that one more primate is still at large.
Only one monkey left alive after another gunned down fleeing lorry crash
A monkey escapes the wreckage of a Tulane University lorry crash (Picture: Jasper County Sheriff’s Department) Only one monkey that escaped from a truck crash last week is still on the loose after another was shot and killed. The second-to-last monkey was gunned down after a witness watched it cross the highway about a mile from the scene of the October 28 crash in Mississippi. It was initially reported that the monkeys were carrying herpes and …
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KULR-TVSecond escaped monkey from Mississippi fatally shot, 1 still on the loose
A second missing monkey that escaped from an overturned truck in Mississippi last week has been fatally shot by a civilian, local authorities confirmed Tuesday.
Second escaped monkey shot, killed in Mississippi
A second monkey has been shot and killed, and authorities said Tuesday that they were still searching for a third missing monkey a week after their escape from a truck that overturned on a Mississippi highway.
1 escaped monkey still missing in Mississippi
1 escaped monkey still missing in Mississippi 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, Mississippi last week. In all, 21 monkeys were on the truck. Five were killed at the scene, and three escaped. Thirteen remained in the truck and were taken to their original destination, the Associated …
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