Reports of two large emus running riot in the city of Loris, in Horry County, SC, followed an incident last week when 43 monkeys escaped an Alpha Genesis facility in Beaufort County, SC, the Yemassee Police Department said.

Authorities say Just eight monkeys remain free from the group who broke out of a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research.

Police in Horry County, South Carolina, said this week that they are searching for two missing emus that have been evading capture for months: "We are not emu-sed."

Authorities say two monkeys have been returned to a South Carolina compound that breeds the animals for medical research.

More than a week after 43 monkeys escaped a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, residents in the state are on the lookout for someone’s pet emus.

Artie Morace, 71, said two of his three emus got loose during two incidents earlier this year in June. His first emu jumped a 6-foot fence, and when he tried to grab her, all he caught was a handful of feathers.