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These monkeys went bananas: 40 monkeys escaped from a research facility in South Carolina, and local authorities on Wednesday warned residents to stay away.

“Residents are strongly advised to keep doors and windows secured to prevent these animals from entering homes,” the Yemassee police department said on Facebook this week. “If you spot any of the escaped animals, please contact 911 immediately and refrain from approaching them.”

The monkeys that absconded were from the Alpha Genesis research center, which bills itself as “primate research specialists”. Police said that they have set up traps around the area and are “utilizing thermal imaging cameras in an attempt to locate the animals”.

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[–] domdanial@reddthat.com 34 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"Escaped research monkeys" isn't even that creative of a start to a sci-fi or horror movie. It's so cliche I can't believe it happened

[–] archonet@lemy.lol 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I'm beginning to think reality is not guided purely by random chance or by an all knowing creator, but by a handful of adversarial scriptwriters trying to make a black comedy.

[–] magikmw@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

Let me guess, the research facility was studying primate intelligence devwlopement. Or rabies. Yawn.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Go, monkeys!!

Bite a few Republicans while you are at it plz.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 6 points 1 week ago

I could go for a light zombie outbreak right now.

[–] banshee@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

Can't blame them - I would try to get out of SC too

[–] oxjox@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

12 Monkeys 2: Dozens of Monkeys!

[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“Is it a prequel or a sequel?”

“Yes”

[–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Pleas don't give Hollywood any ideas...

[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I’m imaging a series of movies where the timeline of each sequel expands outward in both time directions. First movie is 1950-1980, second movie is both 1940-1950 and 1980-1990, etc, with the time travel shenanigans getting increasingly complex each iteration with the characters going farther back trying to control the events of the previous movies, and us seeing further ramifications in the future of those attempts.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 days ago

I was thinking like a paraquel. Where the second movie takes place at the same time, but from completely different perspectives.

Would be cool to highlight people with main character mentality.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait I’ve seen this movie.

[–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

You can tell the writers are running out of ideas this season

[–] cicebazna@discuss.online 5 points 1 week ago

I’m guessing they were allowed to vote?

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

It marks the fourth time since 2014 that primates have escaped the facility. Dozens escaped most recently in 2018. Source

[–] card797@champserver.net 3 points 1 week ago

They're gonna be hillbilly monkeys now.

[–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Moderator: I realize this is duplicate feel free to delete