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    Wild, untrained emus Thelma and Louise are on the loose in South Carolina

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    Two Australian birds have been added to the list of exotic animals that South Carolina officials are currently trying to track down, following the recent escape of 43 monkeys from an Alpha Genesis primate research facility a few weeks ago.

    The runaway emus, named Thelma and Louise, escaped from their home in Loris, a town about 100 miles northeast of Charleston, about three months ago, owner Sam Morace told CBS News on Friday. Thelma and Louise are still at large, according to Morace.

    Horry County police are aware of the recent sightings circulating on social media, writing in a Facebook post on Wednesday: “We have not emigrated.” The missing birds were spotted in the Green Sea, an unincorporated area near Loris, the agency said.

    “The department is aware of the reported emus and we have contacted the owner. We are working to assist the owner in locating and capturing the animals,” the post said. “There is no risk to the community associated with the emus at this time.”

    Efforts to recapture dozens of monkeys continue

    News of Thelma and Louise’s great escape comes as authorities in the small town of Yemassee, about 60 miles west of Charleston, continue to work to recapture all the female rhesus monkeys who went on a mad dash after a research center caretaker failed to get there managed to lock the door. the doors open after a feeding on Wednesday, November 6. Thirty-two of the 43 escaped monkeys have been recaptured, leaving eleven at large.

    USA TODAY reached out to Horris County police for further comment but received an immediate response Friday.

    Runaway emus are “wild and untrained,” says owner

    A few hours before Horry County law enforcement officials wrote about Thelma and Louise, Morace composed a post in a local Facebook group confirming that the loose emus people were seeing around town were hers.

    “They are wild and not trained like the ones we have in our home,” Morace wrote. “The local police have already been to my house, we are trying to get a sedative approved so we can bring them home.”

    Morace thanked everyone for their questions and concerns, but noted that if “emus were that easy to catch, they would be home by now.” A number of community members offered Morace criticism, suggestions and even good wishes about her runaway emu situation.

    The large, flightless creatures are the second-largest living bird, with an average height of more than 5 feet (1.5 meters), according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Females, like the ones that escaped in South Carolina, can weigh more than 130 pounds, the zoo said. They are usually found in Australia and are not native to the United States.

    “They decided they wanted to jump the fence when we tried to grab one of them to move her to another paddock and they didn’t like it,” Morace said in a statement obtained by CBS News. “So she’s living a wild life, and they both are.”

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