These wild monkeys thrive in Florida—and carry a deadly virus

Descendants of theme-park escapees, a population of rhesus macaques in a Florida state park may soon double in size—a recipe ...

Mama Bear vs. Monkey: Mississippi Mom Guns Down Escaped Monkey To Protect Kids

Mississippi mother shoots escaped rhesus macaque 60 feet from home to protect children after truck crash release.
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Mother’s Split-Second Decision Ends Escaped Monkey Threat in Mississippi

Could a single moment change the course of a family’s safety? For Jessica Bond Ferguson of Heidelberg, Mississippi, that ...

Mississippi mom takes aim at one of the escaped lab monkeys in her backyard

Last week, in what seemed straight out of an apocalyptic film, 21 Rhesus monkeys escaped from an overturned transport in ...
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Mississippi Mother Fatally Shoots Escaped Lab Monkey After Sighting in Family’s Backyard

The Mississippi monkey saga has taken a troubling new turn when a mother was forced to take action to protect her children. Jessica Bond Ferguson, a mother of five from […] The post Mississippi Mother ...
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IUCN upholds long-tailed macaques’ endangered status after complaint

Conservation authority the IUCN has upheld the endangered status of the long-tailed macaque after rejecting the U.S. biomedical lobby’s challenge to downgrade it. Demand from research labs has fueled ...