The vehicle with 100 monkeys collided with a truck near Danville, Pennsylvania, on its way to a laboratory in Florida.
The accident in Pennsylvania of a truck transporting 100 monkeys to a laboratory allowed four of them to escape and triggered a search by the police, which warned the public not to approach the animals.
The vehicle collided with a truck near Danville, Pennsylvania, on Friday afternoon while en route to a laboratory in Florida.
Police said on Twitter that four animals “had fled from the scene of the accident into the surrounding area.”
Three were later captured, but one was still on the loose on Saturday morning.
Local news site WNEP said a police helicopter with thermal cameras was used to track down the cynomolgus monkeys, while officers on the ground used powerful flashlights.
The Pennsylvania State Police released an image of a primate perched in a tree next to Route 54 during the frigid night.
A reporter said police surrounded the monkey before shots were fired from an unidentified weapon.
“Accident update: One monkey is still missing, but we ask that no one attempt to search for or capture the animal,” police tweeted Saturday morning.
Cynomolgus monkeys, also known as long-tailed macaques, can cost up to $10,000 each and have been highly sought after for coronavirus vaccine research, according to the New York Times.
They can live 30 years in captivity. (I)
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