Mississippi Missing Monkeys
Terrified Mother Takes Drastic Action to Protect Children
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One of the escaped monkeys in Mississippi met a tragic end when a mother took drastic action to protect her children. Jessica Bond Ferguson, a mother-of-five from Heidelberg, Mississippi, encountered a monkey just 60 feet away from her home, prompting her to act swiftly.
Reacting swiftly, Ferguson fired her gun at the monkey in an effort to protect her family. She explained, “I did what any other mother would do to protect her children. I shot at it and it just stood there, and I shot again, and he backed up and that’s when he fell.”
The incident stems from a truck overturning in late October while transporting Rhesus monkeys from Tulane National Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana. This led to 21 monkeys escaping, with authorities managing to corral 13 of them. Unfortunately, five monkeys were shot after a supervisor mistakenly believed they were infected with various diseases, including COVID, herpes, and hepatitis C.
Efforts are ongoing to capture the remaining monkey on the loose. Authorities have successfully located and captured one of the three escaped monkeys, leaving only one still unaccounted for in the wild.
