Truckload of 'aggressive' research monkeys escape after truck crash in Mississippi; 1 still on the loose

Fox News ^ | 10/28/25 | Alexandra Koch

[DallasBiff]

A truck hauling monkeys from Tulane University in New Orleans flipped on a Mississippi highway, freeing several large, "aggressive" monkeys.

After the wreck, which happened north of Heidelberg, multiple rhesus monkeys escaped into the community, according to the Jasper County Sheriff's Office.

"The monkeys are approximately 40lbs, they are aggressive to humans, and they require PPE [personal protective equipment] to handle," the sheriff's office wrote in a Facebook post.

The animals carry hepatitis C, herpes and COVID, deputies said.

[GaryCrow]

They should head to Jackson; they’ll blend right in.

I live in Jasper County, trust me they also blend into Heidelberg.

[dynachrome]

“Zoombies”

Zoo animals turn zombie. The monkeys are a hoot.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Unfortunately, they will quickly disappear among the native fauna.

[tumblindice]

These were unlicensed performing meenkeys deprived of their wages.
Of course they were angry. The primate is worthy of his hire.

[KittyKares]

Why are a bunch of diseased, aggressive monkeys doing being driven down a highway? Where were they going?

If they get hungry, maybe they’ll ambush people coming out of a McDonald’s and grab their burgers.

[Rocco DiPippo]

Bwahahahahaha! Oh man!! That was great!

[Rocco DiPippo]

I CAN’T BREATHE!!!