OTD In Space - January 21: 'Miss Sam' the Rhesus Monkey Launched into Space

On January 21, 1960, a monkey named Miss Sam launched on a Little Joe rocket to help NASA test the launch escape system for ...
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Lab monkeys on the loose in Mississippi. Can they survive in the wild here?

According to the latest information from the Jasper County Sheriff's Office, three rhesus monkeys are still on the loose in Mississippi after fleeing the scene of an accident. According to the ...
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The Last of the Escaped Monkeys From the Mississippi Truck Crash Has Been 'Successfully Recovered' After a Weeklong Search

The 21 disease-free monkeys were being transported to a research facility Jasper County Sheriff's Department, Mississippi /Facebook Wildlife officials confirm the final escaped rhesus macaque from the ...
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Forrest, final escaped rhesus monkey captured after crash, finds home at sanctuary

We finally know what happened to the final captured rhesus monkey that had escaped after a truck crash in Mississippi. The primate had been among the 21 rhesus monkeys being transported through ...
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Can these wild Florida monkeys give you herpes? Here’s where they’ve been seen

Read full article: Random Florida Fact: The Great Longwood Toad Invasion In this Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 photo, a rhesus macaques monkey observes kayakers as they navigate along the Silver River in ...