Dozens of monkeys are on the loose in Yemassee, SC. This isn’t the first time primates escaped from the facility.

Here is the latest on the monkeys that escaped a research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, on Nov. 6. Wednesday 6:30 p.m. update: "The Yemassee Police Department has been informed by Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard that an additional 3 primates have been safely recovered today,

One monkey has been captured after 43 monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis research facility in South Carolina, the Yemassee Police Department said.

In Yemassee, officials have announced that 25 of the monkeys that escaped from a research and breeding facility have been returned. Eighteen still on the loose.

The existence of the island has caused a social media frenzy, with users sharing jokes and memes relating to an escape incident.

Of the 43 monkeys that broke loose from Alpha Genesis in South Carolina, officials managed to recover 25 of them between Saturday and Sunday.

Almost a week after their escape from a South Carolina research laboratory the day after the presidential elections, 18 of the 42 escaped monkeys are still being actively sought by the authorities. Police have warned the public not to approach the animals under any circumstances.