Lab monkeys initially thought to be carrying a range of diseases have escaped from a truck in Mississippi following a crash — prompting law enforcement officers to kill a number of the animals.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sued the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institutes of Health Thursday, claiming a First Amendment right to follow a live feed inside ...

I’m a wildlife veterinarian specializing in monkeys, so I know there are ways to prevent the recent incident in Mississippi where eight monkeys escaped during transport from a research lab in New ...

A rhesus macaque named Forrest, who spent several days on the run after escaping a dramatic truck crash in rural Mississippi earlier this year, has now found a permanent sanctuary at a New Jerse y ...

A rhesus macaque that spent a week on the run after escaping from a Mississippi highway crash has found a permanent home at Popcorn Park Animal Refuge in Forked River. The animal refuge is hoping for ...

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. The crash of a truckload of research monkeys this week in Mississippi is the latest safety breach involving a ...

I’m a wildlife veterinarian specializing in monkeys, so I know there are ways to prevent the recent incident in Mississippi where eight monkeys escaped during transport from a research lab in New ...

Is the habitat and climate in Mississippi suitable for rhesus monkeys to survive? Does Mississippi have food that monkeys eat in the wild? According to the latest information from the Jasper County ...

MISSISSIPPI, USA — The last monkey that escaped from a transport truck crash on Interstate 59 in Mississippi last week has been captured, according to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries ...