Mississippi Lacking Monkeys
Terrified Mother Kills Monkey to Shield Youngsters
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One of many escaped monkeys in Mississippi was shot and killed Sunday morning by a mother who informed the Related Press she feared for the protection of her youngsters.
The AP stories Jessica Bond Ferguson — a mother-of-five residing in Heidelberg, Mississippi — was alerted to a monkey working within the yard exterior their dwelling by her 16-year-old son this morning … and, when she appeared, she says the monkey was simply 60 ft from her dwelling.
Ferguson informed the outlet she fired her gun … “I did what some other mom would do to guard her youngsters. I shot at it and it simply stood there, and I shot once more, and he backed up and that is when he fell.”
As you realize … a truck overturned in late October that was carrying Rhesus monkeys from Tulane Nationwide Biomedical Analysis Heart in Louisiana — resulting in 21 monkeys escpaing the car.
13 had been coralled by authorities, 5 had been shot on sight after a supervisor mistakenly claimed the monkeys had been contaminated with COVID, herpes, and hepatitis C — authorities later clarified they weren’t — however three escaped into the wild.
One of many different three monkeys was discovered and captured by authorities Sunday as effectively … so, it seems just one continues to be on the free.
