25 of 43 monkeys have been recovered after escaping a lab in South Carolina last week

A research facility in Yemassee, S.C., has recovered 25 of the 43 monkeys that escaped from the laboratory last week after a caretaker accidentally left the door to their enclosure unsecured.

25 of 43 monkeys have been recovered after escaping a lab in South Carolina last week
In this photo from November 2017, a rhesus macaques monkey observes kayakers as they navigate along the Silver River in Silver Springs, Fla.

A research facility in Yemassee, S.C., has recovered 25 of the 43 monkeys that escaped from the laboratory last week after a caretaker accidentally left the door to their enclosure unsecured.

(Image credit: John Raoux)