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NEW IBERIA, La. (AP) -- A group of monkeys escaped from their cages at a New
Iberia research center Monday.

Only one of the monkeys escaped the center's grounds and was recovered at a
nearby business and by Monday evening, all of the escaped monkeys had been
recaptured and put back in their cages.

The center is a primate facility run by the University of Louisiana at
Lafayette and breeds non-human primates and provides pre-clinical safety and
evaluations of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology products.

The Rhesus monkeys, used for breeding, are small primates and weigh a few
pounds. They did not pose a risk to the public, a university spokesman said.






The incident is under investigation. Officials believe the escape was the
result of human error.

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