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monkeys_escape_from_la_primate_center/

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Monkeys escape from La. primate center

May 10, 2005

COVINGTON, La. -- Officials captured 47 monkeys that had escaped from  
the Tulane Primate Center, but six remained on the loose Tuesday and  
seemed to be hiding out in a heavily wooded area near the site.

The monkeys escaped Monday evening. Officials said the monkeys got  
loose because a cage was not locked properly. The monkeys had observed  
how the cage was opened and closed and apparently used that knowledge  
to their advantage.

Mike Aertker, spokesman for the Primate Center, said the monkeys were  
being used solely for breeding purposes, and had not been subjected to  
experiments of any kind.

Aertker said the monkeys are not aggressive and pose no threat to  
people.

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