Three of the baboons leaped over the wall that pens in some 2,500 animals, including 1,100 baboons, used to "aid our scientists in the search for new diagnostics, drug therapies and vaccines," the San Antonio lab said. The fourth tried to make a run for it but appears to have gotten cold feet…
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SAN ANTONIO - Here's what was on Good Morning San Antonio for Tuesday, April 17: What's Trending: Spurs battle, but can't ... The Texas Biomedical Research Institute offered an explanation about how four baboons were able to escape the facility on Saturday. Eva Longoria honored with star on…
- Baboons used 55-gallon barrel to escape from San Antonio research facility, officials say
It wasn't a barrel of monkeys working together on a rescue attempt a la “Toy Story,” but a barrel was the key to four baboons' escape this weekend. The animal care team at Texas Biomedical Research Institute has figured out that the baboons who briefly escaped this weekend had rolled a 55-gallon…
- Baboons Work Together To Escape From Biomedical Testing Facility
The baboons live at the Southwest National Primate Research Center, which is part of Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio. The facility houses around 2,500 animals — including about 1,100 baboons — used in studies about obesity, heart disease and insulin resistance, among others.…
- Baboons propped up barrel to escape West side research center
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (April 16, 2018) – Texas Biomedical Research Institute and the Southwest National Primate Research Center reported that on the afternoon of April 14 four baboons left their enclosure, and three of them breached perimeter fencing around the Institute. The three baboons were…