Monkeys escape after truck overturns on Mississippi highway, 3 still missing:
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Monkeys Flee Following Mississippi Truck CrashThree rhesus monkeys remain at large after a transport truck overturned on Interstate 59 near Heidelberg.
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- A transport truck carrying rhesus monkeys overturned on Interstate 59 in Mississippi, leading to their escape.
- Authorities have killed all but three of the escaped monkeys, which are still unaccounted for.
- The monkeys belong to Tulane University and have been confirmed pathogen-free by the institution.
- The total number of monkeys initially in the truck and the cause of the accident remain unclear.
The primates in question were not carrying any diseases and had received recent checkups confirming that they were pathogen-free.— Andrew Yawn, spokesperson for Tulane University, in a statement.
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