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Authorities say only six monkeys are still on the loose after dozens escaped earlier this month from a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research.

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by Apprentice (1.6k points)

This claim used to be true, meaning that only six monkeys were still on the loose. But now, after the dozens that escaped earlier this month, only four monkeys are still on the loose. Besides this small difference in the number of monkeys being recovered this claim is true. 

My sources are linked below.

https://www.newsweek.com/monkey-escape-south-carolina-still-missing-1988217

https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/yemassee-alpha-genesis-primate-research-monkey-update

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I like that you cited two different resources to support your claim. It would be interesting to hear why you chose those sources specifically and what makes them credible in answering.

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