A troop of 43 monkeys is on the lam in South Carolina’s lowcountry after escaping from a research facility on Wednesday night. The primates made a break for it when an employee at the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee,

The primates escaped after a caretaker failed to secure the doors, Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard said, according to the police department. It was initially reported that 40 monkeys escaped but the number has since been confirmed to be 43.