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The Bizarre History of Morgan Island South Carolina’s Monkey Colony

Morgan Island sits just several miles off the coast of South Carolina. From the water, it looks pretty nondescript. It has ...

What is Monkey Island? 43 monkeys escaped in SC. Here's what to know.

The existence of the island has caused a social media frenzy, with users sharing jokes and memes relating to an escape ...
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Travel + Leisure says SC island that's home of 3,000 monkeys is worth seeing. But can you?

There's a lot of monkeying going around at a South Carolina island that's found its way onto Travel + Leisure's destination radar. "Tucked away in the St. Helena Sound, off the coast of Beaufort, ...
Post and Courier

SC’s Monkey Island breeding operation comes under House committee scrutiny

A key congressional committee wants federal health officials to justify the continued breeding of primates on Morgan Island, a secluded South Carolina barrier island that is home to more than 3,000 ...

Trucks filled with SC monkeys travel highways with little oversight

Truckloads of monkeys routinely crisscross country roads and interstate highways in SC with little oversight. The driving ...