HEIDELBERG, Mississippi — Authorities in Mississippi say several “aggressive” monkeys escaped after a truck hauling the animals flipped on a highway Tuesday.

According to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, the crash freed multiple monkeys into the surrounding community. Deputies warned residents that the primates — which weigh about 40 pounds each — are aggressive toward humans and require protective gear to handle safely.

“This was a truck carrying Rehsus monkeys from Tulane University. The monkeys are approximately 40 lbs., they are aggressive to humans and they require PPE to handle,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a Facebook post. “The monkeys carry hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID.”

By late Tuesday, all but one of the escaped monkeys had been located and euthanized.

“We are continui

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