NYT: A Door Is Unlocked, and 43 Monkeys Make a Bid for Freedom

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Not my pharma, not my cynos! :laughing:

(They were rhesus monkeys, from what I read).

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This has happened before and seems like there is a simple solution.

Saw an interview with one of the head honchos of the facility, and he said door was closed but unlocked. Monkey pushed against the door and it opened.

We have a room we don’t want the cats in, and so we use the “air lock”. A door into the laundry area and then another door into the room where cats shouldn’t be (mainly because one eats non-edible things in there and throws up). Close first door behind you before opening the next, and then close that one as soon as you are in the room - seems like that simple configuration could prevent this.

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We do this with our cats, too! :laughing: We keep the plant they love to chew (and barf afterwards) in our bathroom with the door closed. The bedroom door is also kept closed - this works as an air lock of sorts.

One macaque has been captured. 42 to go… :joy:

Apparently, the escapees are hanging around and “chatting” with their buddies that did not escape.

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Nah, they’re plotting to get them out, too. :grin:

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A slow but steady progress… only 8 are still roaming around. PB&J sandwiches worked well to lure them out!

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/only-8-monkeys-remain-free-after-more-than-a-week-outside-a-south-carolina-compound/

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And the promise of Froot Loops! Heck, I’d probably fall for that too.

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South Carolina is a warm habitable place. It should be perfect for monkeys :joy:

The last 4 escapees have been caught!

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/last-4-escaped-monkeys-are-captured-in-south-carolina-after-months-on-the-loose/

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Poor babies “weathered the snow”.

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