21 monkeys being used for scientific research escaped following a truck accident in Mississippi.

What could go wrong?

As of Wednesday, officials said that three monkeys remained on the loose. The other monkeys have been “destroyed.”

I’ve got to wonder, why did they destroy the monkeys unless they were carrying some pretty horrible contagions? I mean, it’s not like they caused the truck crash. Or did they?

Initially, the sheriff’s department said that the monkeys were aggressive and carried “hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID.” However, a follow-up post from the sheriff’s department on Tuesday shared a statement from the Tulane Biomedical Research Center, said never mind and these monkeys aren’t infected with anything at all.

So….everything is absolutely fine. Nothing to see here.

Dear Lord, save us from scientists monkeying with monkeys.