# 43 monkeys escape from research facility in South Carolina because, why not? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 7, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869 "2024-11-07T17:08:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/43 "2024-11-08T01:51:26Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > > [@Jophiel](#): > > > > Thirty years from now, South Carolina is going to have no birds but thousands of breeding monkeys running around the towns. > > They’ve taken care of that. All of the monkeys are female. Parthenogenesis for the win! ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/44 "2024-11-08T02:45:29Z")
Or mpox! ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/45 "2024-11-08T02:57:46Z")
I just Googled this story to find a suitable link to post on another website, and the first one said “43 monkeys escape on X.” Read into that whatever you want! ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/46 "2024-11-08T03:05:38Z")
How much does a male monkey cost? Asking for a friend. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/47 "2024-11-08T03:11:33Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > > [@chappachula](#): > > > > Anybody else remember the Simpson’s episode about Jane Goodall’s monkey colony…with a special secret…?[https://youtu.be/D5Fr4ygyrMg?t=70](https://youtu.be/D5Fr4ygyrMg?t=70) > > [I was thinking of this episode actually](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuiK7jcC1fY) Yeah, I thought of that one. [I think of that one a lot](https://boards.straightdope.com/search?context=topic&context_id=1009869&q=%40Darren_Garrison%20wave%20after%20wave%20of%20Chinese%20needle%20snakes%20order%3Alatest&skip_context=true). ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/48 "2024-11-08T10:24:19Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > How many have Ebola or Marburg? :eek: On this point, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that none of them have Ebola _or_ Marburg. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/49 "2024-11-08T15:33:57Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Thirty years from now, South Carolina is going to have no birds but thousands of breeding monkeys running around the towns. “Pretty women out walking with gorillas down my street…” ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/50 "2024-11-08T15:37:44Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Thirty years from now, South Carolina is going to have no birds but thousands of breeding monkeys running around the towns. I think harsh winters would be a problem for them in South Carolina, but there are several Caribbean islands with stable monkey populations due to escaped/released animals. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/51 "2024-11-08T15:47:32Z")
They’re rhesus macaques, they can live most places humans can. But did a quick search and it turns out SC already has a feral population! [Morgan Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Island,_South_Carolina) ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/52 "2024-11-08T15:51:23Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Thirty years from now, South Carolina is going to have no birds but thousands of breeding monkeys running around the towns. No problem. We simply unleash wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They’ll wipe out the monkeys. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/53 "2024-11-08T16:08:59Z")
See the second two links in post number 47. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/54 "2024-11-08T16:52:31Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > How much does a male monkey cost? Asking for a friend. $20, same as in town ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/55 "2024-11-08T18:48:53Z")
As Howard Cosell might have said, “Those little monkeys got loose!” ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/56 "2024-11-11T02:32:14Z")
One was found within a matter of hours, and 24 more were located and brought back to the facility. > **[24 more monkeys found after 43 escape from South Carolina research facility](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/24-monkeys-found-43-escape-south-carolina-research-facility-rcna179523)** > > A total of 25 primates have now been recovered. A "sizable group" has bedded down for the night near the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee, police said Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/57 "2024-11-11T02:37:03Z")
That should _not_ go unacknowledged. Loved that album. This was truly Your Turn To Shine 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/58 "2024-11-11T03:35:09Z")
Not my circus… 🙃 ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/59 "2024-11-11T03:43:59Z")
Yes! I teach middle schoolers and always the drama.So much drama. I will sometimes say to them, that’s not my (or your) circus, not my (or your) monkeys. They laugh but they get the point. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/60 "2024-12-26T21:14:00Z")
South Carolina continues to fall short in animal containment methods: > **[Monkeys, emus, now wallabies? Police search after wallabies escape Upstate...](https://www.wyff4.com/article/wallabies-on-the-loose-simpsonville-sc-petting-zoo/63286084)** > > The Simpsonville Police Department said the search continues after two wallabies escaped a petting zoo overnight. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/61 "2024-12-26T22:14:58Z")
They were infected with the Rage virus. _28 days Later_ none of this will exist. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/62 "2024-12-27T00:04:21Z")
Two wallabies escaping from a petting zoo sounds like the plot of a Pixar movie. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869.md?page=4)