] COVINGTON, Louisiana (AP) -- Two dozen monkeys escaped
] from a research center and holed up in a forest, where
] animal-control workers used bananas and oranges to try to
] lure them out.
]
] The monkeys are classified as disease-free and posed no
] health risk to humans, but workers trying to capture the
] animals wore protective gowns and gloves as a standard
] precaution, said Fran Simon, a spokeswoman for the Tulane
] Regional Primate Center.
]
] By Wednesday, eight of the 24 rhesus macaques remained on
] the loose.

Somedays I think about trying to make a run for it too.

CNN.com - Monkeys flee research center, keepers trying to lure them with bananas - Mar. 12, 2003