The facility was Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) that is part of the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio. The facility holds around 2,500 animals for research and this includes 1,100 baboons as well. These baboons are all part of experiments on heart disease,…
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- How a Team of Baboons Hitched a Brilliant Plan to Escape a Research Lab in Texas
The breakout, which took place on Saturday at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute (TBRI) in San Antonio, was made possible thanks to the clever use of a 55-gallon (208-litre) blue barrel. They didn't hide in it, though. The escapees implemented their barrel as a ladder to help them scale…
- Watch: Four baboons escape animal research centre after propping barrel against wall
This is the moment a group of baboons escaped their enclosure at a research facility after propping up a barrel against the wall and climbing to freedom. One of the four primates was seen running along the side of the road in San Antonio, having escaped from the Texas Biomedical Research…
- One killed after Southwest jet engine exploded in flight
Four baboons held at a Texas biomedical research facility briefly escaped on Saturday after figuring out how to use a large barrel to break free. The baboons live at the Southwest National Primate Research Center, which is part of Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio. The escapees…