A police search is underway after 40 monkeys escaped from a research facility in South Carolina on Wednesday night.

In early November, the monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Facility after a caretaker didn’t secure the doors, police said.

Police are still searching for 43 monkeys that escaped from a research facility in South Carolina on Wednesday.

4 monkeys remain free nearly 2 weeks after dozens escaped a South Carolina compound Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard said the recaptured monkeys "are in good health," according to police.

Over 40 monkeys that escaped a research facility in South Carolina three months ago have all been recovered safely.

The female rhesus macaques staged an escape from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in South Carolina last year.

At least 25 escaped monkeys have now been captured in Yemasee, South Carolina, officials said Sunday, and 18 remain on the loose.