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• If you're in the Lowcountry, exercise extreme caution. Female monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee, South Carolina, The Post and Courier reported.
The monkeys are bred and sold for medical testing and research; the facility houses about 6,700 animals. The company, along with police, are searching with thermal imaging cameras and setting traps.
While police say the monkeys pose no threat or health risk to people, they advise residents to "keep doors and windows securely closed."
"Just don't try to take these things home or pet them," said police Chief Gregory Alexander. "That's a felony because they don't belong to you." [Post and Courier, 11/6/2024]
• Mourning the end of your vacation? Not to worry! ItalyCommunica is bottling (or canning) the AIR from Lake Como in northern Italy, CNN reports, and selling it for $11.
Each can allegedly contains 400 milliliters of "100% authentic air" that tourists can open at home and then repurpose the can as a souvenir pen holder.
"It's not a product, it's a tangible memory that you carry in your heart," said marketing specialist Davide Abagnale.
It's "something original, fun and even provocative," he added -- and it fits in your carry-on! [CNN, 11/4/2024]