Truck with 100 monkeys crashes in PA, some of them missing

DANVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A truck carrying about 100 monkeys was involved in a crash Friday in Pennsylvania, state police said as authorities searched for at least three of the monkeys that appeared to have escaped the vehicle.

The truck carrying the animals crashed with a dump truck in the afternoon in Montour County, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Andrea Pelachick told the Daily Item.

The truck had been on its way to a lab, Pelachick said.

Authorities have asked residents who might see the monkeys to call state police at 570-524-2662.

It was unclear if any people or animals were injured in the crash.

I hope this is the beginning of Planet of the Apes … 🦍

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Spoilers ahead ☠️ 🔫

It was an Apes movie so I had to love it. However, it was my least favorite of the 2011 reboot series.

What immediately threw red flags was that not long into the film soldiers snuck up on a group of apes in a forest. In broad daylight. And a few minutes later snuck up on them again at the apes’ home base. While they were sleeping. That doesn’t happen. It shouldn’t happen. Why did that happen?

What didn’t happen was the scene in the photo above. There was only a brief skirmish with an army of apes vs. an army of humans. Which is fine. The story took a different turn…but I’m not a big fan of setting expectations and then not following through.

I’ll also say that having a mixed-match team go on a mission, well, we’ve all seen that movie. And then when movies bring in the Ewoks it feels less about the plot’s overall arc and more about the marketing team’s family-friendly agenda. I won’t make a joke about asian stereotypes but I could. Maybe it was to add support or counter balance Nova’s character. Regardless, rule of thumb: no comedic relief in ape movies.

Ya, I know everybody’s a critic.

Incorporating nods to the original films, setups, and the like was good. Yes, please tickle my heart with nostalgia. I’m a sucker.

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In War for the Planet of the Apes, the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

I love Caesar so much I don’t know if I can watch this trailer, let alone the movie.

Whoever was in charge of the reboot movie scripts, taking us from Caesar the little one to Caesar the ape leader did it well. And John Lithgow in the first = 💖

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