Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A University of Louisiana at Lafayette research facility revealed a monkey escaped due to a "cage failure" and is on the loose. The university said in a Facebook post that the 12-pound Rhesus macaque "was missing due to a cage failure" that occurred Saturday at the New Iberia Research Center and was last seen Sunday morning near the New Iberia SugArena. Advertisement The post said the monkey was heading toward a nearby wooded area when it was last sighted. "The animal was born at the center," the post said. "It is used to people but it is not a pet and should not be approached. Personnel from the center are actively working on recapturing the animal." Read More Monkey forces its way into store, steals snacks Missing monkey turns up at McDonald's in Sweden Police seize monkey from alleged car thief in Florida