The last monkey that escaped after a truck accident on Interstate 59 in Mississippi has been captured , according to authorities. On Wednesday (November 6), a resident near the crash site reported the monkey's location, leading to its successful capture by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. The incident began on October 28 when a truck carrying 21 rhesus monkeys overturned, freeing several animals. Five monkeys were killed during the initial chaos, while two others were shot by civilians who feared for their safety .

The monkeys were being transported to a research facility by PreLabs, a biomedical research support organization. They had been housed at the Tulane University National Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana, although Tulane stated they were no

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