The Facts

• More than 40 monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis brain disorder research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, on Wednesday, leading to an ongoing police search.Police are searching for more than 40 monkeys who escaped from the Alpha Genesis brain disorder research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, on Wednesday. The exact type hasn't been disclosed, but they're believed to be macaque and capuchin monkeys.

• As the monkeys weren't recoverd by Thursday morning, police began setting up strategic traps around the area, as well as using thermal imaging cameras to support the search effort.