The department did not specify which monkeys escaped the facility. The company's website says it conducts research projects for government, university, and private industry clients with cynomolgus, rhesus,

At least 43 primates were on the loose Thursday in a South Carolina town where authorities "strongly advised" residents to keep their doors and windows locked after the animals escaped from a research laboratory.

Dozens of monkeys are on the loose in South Carolina. Police say 43 monkeys-- escaped from their enclosures at an Alpha Genesis Research Facility in Beaufort County Wednesday.