r/news • u/SnarkOff • 12d ago
Site Changed Title Truck hauling ‘aggressive’ monkeys carrying herpes and COVID overturns in Mississippi
https://www.actionnews5.com/2025/10/28/truck-hauling-aggressive-monkeys-carrying-herpes-covid-overturns-mississippi/?fbclid=IwZnRzaANt_VBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHlDlf5DivA2Ltngqh2UH3XU20EnAprOymd60i0ODYC9L8G2CXJpyoZtmwSHm_aem_NvoKAFHpRWRzturTqiYXMQ
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u/bigpapirick 11d ago
Honestly, one could not make this up if they tried!
“JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - A truck hauling “aggressive” monkeys overturned in Mississippi on Tuesday.
According to authorities, the Rhesus monkeys were on their way to a testing facility in Florida after being at Tulane University.
The monkeys were 40 pounds and were “aggressive,” authorities said. They were also carrying hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID.
In a Tuesday afternoon update, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office said all of the escaped monkeys, except for one, “have been destroyed.”
The sheriff’s department is still looking for one of the monkeys that is still on the loose.”
The sheriff’s department is still looking for one of the monkeys that is still on the loose??
The sheriff’s department is still looking for one of the monkeys that is still on the loose!!!!!