Authorities say Just eight monkeys remain free from the group who broke out of a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research.

It’s a jungle out there! Multiple emus on the loose in South Carolina – while 8 escaped lab monkeys also still large - ‘They are feral and not trained like the ones we have at the house’

On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 43 monkeys bred for medical research escaped a compound at the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, South Carolina. While they could not be located for a few days, they were finally spotted in the woods near the medical site,

Residents in a small South Carolina town are finding themselves in the middle of a real-life game of Jumanji after 43 monkeys escaped Wednesday from a research facility.

The monkeys escaped after a worker at a research center left an enclosure unlocked. One monkey was captured Saturday, and another 24 on Sunday, while the rest remain at large.

"AVOID FLYING DRONES" in the area, local police warned, after a UAV apparently spooked the primates and disrupted capture efforts.

Authorities in South Carolina are searching for 43 monkeys that escaped from a research facility on Wednesday after a caretaker failed to properly secure the door, allowing the animals to roam nearby areas.

Just eight monkeys remain free from the group that more than a week ago broke out of a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, authorities said.