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The final monkey who escaped from a transport van that crashed Oct. 28 on a Mississippi highway has been safely recovered and will spend the rest of his days at a New Jersey animal sanctuary.

The truck flipped while hauling 21 rhesus macaque monkeys from Tulane University in New Orleans for biomedical research.

Due to conflicting statements about the monkeys’ conditions, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office fatally shot five of the animals, with 13 remaining caged.

Three others escaped, two of whom were shot by local residents within a week after the crash.

TRUCKLOAD OF ‘AGGRESSIVE’ RESEARCH MONKEYS ESCAPE AFTER TRUCK CRASH IN MISSISSIPPI; 1 STILL ON THE LOOSE

The Popcorn Park Animal Refuge in Forked River, New Jersey, announced Tuesday the f

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