Yemassee is a small town of about 1,000 people in Beaufort and Hampton counties in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, about 50 miles northwest of Savannah, Ga. Filed under animals ...

Yemassee is a town spanning Beaufort County and Hampton County in South Carolina with a population of 985. The total cost of housing, food, child care, transportation, health care, taxes, and ...

One of more than 40 monkeys is recovered after escaping from lab, police say. Police say residents of Yemassee, South Carolina, should keep their doors and windows locked until the primates are found.

In March of 2023, Alpha Genesis also took over the management of South Carolina's Morgan Island, also known as "Monkey Island," home to about 3,500 rhesus monkeys, The Post and Courier reported.

Here is the latest on the monkeys that escaped a research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, on Wednesday.Sunday 5 p.m. latest:"As of 5 p.m. today, Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard has ...

YEMASSEE, S.C. — Here is the latest on the monkeys that escaped a research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, on Nov. 6. (Video above: Animal rights group demands end of federal funding for ...

A troop of 43 monkeys is on the lam in South Carolina’s lowcountry after escaping from a research facility on Wednesday night. The primates made a break for it when an employee at the Alpha ...

Monkeys escaped Alpha Genesis Primate Research Facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, on November 6. As of Sunday, Nov. 17, all but six have been recaptured. Skip Navigation ...

The Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee, South Carolina. Google/Airbus/Maxar / SWNS Alpha Genesis, federal health officials and police all said the monkeys pose no risk to public health.

Monkeys escaped Alpha Genesis Primate Research Facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, on November 6. As of Sunday, Nov. 17, all but six have been recaptured. Skip Navigation ...