More than 40 monkeys are still on the loose in Beaufort County after escaping a research facility in Yemassee.

Greg Westergaard, the CEO of Alpha Genesis, says the monkeys are staying close in the area grabbing food from the staff and watching him and his team at the lab.

More than 40 monkeys escaped from a research facility in South Carolina on Wednesday, prompting warnings for nearby residents ...

YEMASSEE, S.C. - Authorities in South Carolina are trying to capture 43 monkeys that escaped from a primate research facility ...

Alpha Genesis research facility in Yemassee, SC is attempting to lure the monkeys in with food, but none have been safely ...

Authorities say 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina have been spotted in the woods ...

officers with the Yemassee Police Department and staff of Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center are working to capture the 43 ...

Officials say the rhesus macaques made a break for it Wednesday after an employee at the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee ...

"They are not infected with any disease whatsoever. They are harmless and a little skittish," Yemassee Police Chief Gregory ...

Yemassee Town AdministratorMatthew Garnes provided additional information Thursday after more than 40 primates escaped from a research center Wednesday.

Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Beaufort County WednesdayFederal inspection report records obtained by ABC News of ...