Anyone who finds a monkey should not interact with it but instead call 911, authorities said.

More than 40 monkeys are on the loose after escaping a research facility in South Carolina. Officials are warning local residents to make sure their doors and windows are kept closed.

Forty-three monkeys escaped from a compound used for medical research in South Carolina but the nearby police chief said there is "almost no danger” to the public.

A police chief in South Carolina says there is no “almost no danger” to the public after 43 monkeys escaped from a compound used for medical research.

The animals escaped from the Alpha Genesis facility in a town in South Carolina, a testing center that uses monkeys to trial treatments for illnesses like brain disorders.