南卡羅來納州超過一半的逃亡猴子安然無恙

週日，24 隻猴子被抓獲，一天前，43 隻逃跑的猴子中的另一隻被找到。

Authorities said Sunday that more than half of the monkeys bred for medical research that escaped from a compound in South Carolina last week have now been recovered unharmed.

當局週日表示，上週從南卡羅來納州一處院落中逃脫的為醫學研究而飼養的猴子中，一半以上現已被安全救出。

Twenty-four monkeys were captured on Sunday, a day after another of the 43 escaped monkeys was recovered.

週日，24 隻猴子被抓獲，一天前，43 隻逃跑的猴子中的另一隻被找到。

A “sizeable group” remains active along the compound's fence line and bedded down in the trees for the night, police in Yemassee, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northeast of Savannah, Georgia, said in a statement. Veterinarians have been examining the animals and initial reports indicate they are all in good health, police said.

佐治亞州薩凡納東北約 50 英里（80 公里）處的耶馬西警方在一份聲明中表示，有「相當大的一群人」仍然沿著大院的柵欄線活動，並在樹上過夜。警方表示，獸醫一直在對這些動物進行檢查，初步報告顯示它們的健康狀況良好。

The Rhesus macaques made a break for it Wednesday after an employee at the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee didn’t fully lock a door as she fed and checked on them, officials said.

官員稱，週三，在耶馬西 Alpha Genesis 工廠的一名員工在餵食和檢查恒河猴時，沒有完全鎖上門，導致恒河猴得以逃脫。

Since their escape, the monkeys have explored the outer fence of the Alpha Genesis compound, cooing at the monkeys inside. The primates continued to interact with their companions inside the facility Saturday, which police have said was a positive sign.

自從逃跑後，猴子們一直在探索阿爾法創世紀大院的外柵欄，對著裡面的猴子咕咕叫。週六，靈長類動物繼續在設施內與同伴互動，警方稱這是一個積極的跡象。

Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard has said that efforts to recover all the monkeys will continue for as long as it takes.

Alpha Genesis 執行長 Greg Westergaard 表示，只要需要，恢復所有猴子的努力就會繼續下去。

The monkeys are about the size of a cat. They are all females weighing about 7 pounds (3 kilograms).

猴子大約有貓那麼大。它們都是雌性，體重約 7 磅（3 公斤）。

Alpha Genesis, federal health officials and police all said the monkeys pose no risk to public health. The facility breeds the monkeys to sell to medical and other researchers.

Alpha Genesis、聯邦衛生官員和警方均表示，這些猴子不會對公共衛生構成風險。該設施飼養猴子並出售給醫學和其他研究人員。

Alpha Genesis provides primates for research worldwide at its compound in Yemassee, according to its website.

據其網站稱，Alpha Genesis 在其位於 Yemassee 的園區內為全球研究提供靈長類動物。