>‘Aggressive’ monkey infected with COVID and STIs running loose in Mississippi after transport truck overturns: sheriff
comms as fuck
north of Heidelberg…
It’s unclear how many monkeys were packed into the truck, but all those who escaped were quickly seized and euthanized — except for one still on the lam.
“Non-human primates at the Tulane National Biomedical Research Center are provided to other research organizations to advance scientific discovery. The primates in question belong to another entity and are not infectious. We are actively collaborating with local authorities and will send a team of animal care experts to assist as needed,” the university said in a statement.
The sheriff’s office was still scouring the area for the loose monkey with assistance from the Mississippi Wildlife and Fisheries and an “animal disposal company” as of 2 p.m. Tuesday, according to its post on Facebook.
The rhesus monkey has a long history supporting humanity’s advancement. Its ranks include Albert II, the first monkey the United States sent into space in 1948, and rhesus antigens helped doctors identify the different human blood groups.
https://nypost.com/2025/10/28/us-news/aggressive-monkey-infected-with-covid-and-stis-running-loose-in-mississippi-after-transport-truck-overturns-sheriff/