However, this is not the first time that the monkeys escaped the facility. In 2016, 19 monkeys escaped from Alpha Genesis and were captured almost six hours after their jailbreak, according to The Post and Courier, while 26 monkeys escaped in December 2014.

Dozens of monkeys are on the loose in South Carolina. Police say 43 monkeys-- escaped from their enclosures at an Alpha Genesis Research Facility in Beaufort County Wednesday.