Research Monkey on the Loose in Atlanta and on Twitter

A research money from Emory University in Atlanta has escaped and has not yet been found.

Officials say they have notified neighborhood associations nearby to look for the monkey after she went missing from the center's field station in Lawrenceville.

The specially bred 2-year-old female rhesus monkey turned up missing during an annual veterinary exam last week, said Lisa Newbern, a spokeswoman at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center.

"We want them to know that we are doing everything we can to find this animal," Newbern said.

"What we tell people is that these are wild animals, they are not pets," she added. "We want them to just be cautious if they see a monkey and to call us."

The monkey wasn't infected with any disease as part of a study, Newbern said. She said the animal was specially bred without the herpes B virus, which is common to the species.

And now reports are out that the loose monkey is on Twitter.

Just like the Bronx Zoo’s missing cobra did earlier in the year, the loose "monkey" has taken to Twitter with its imaginary escapades. The fake tweets started @EmoryMacaqueEsc on Thursday, but so far there haven’t been many specific clues as to where it might be hiding.

"Everybody thinks I'm in Atlanta but I've not made it very far out of L'ville. I'm going to get closer to the big A today," the fake monkey tweeted on Friday morning.

"I do not have herpes and I love getting out and about town. What more do you need to know?" the "monkey" writes in its description. In a tweet early Friday, the "monkey" warns, "I’m allegedly disease free, but don’t approach me if you see me." That’s the same advice given by officials at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center Field Station in Lawrenceville.

Model Falls to Her Death at W Hotel in Atlanta

LaShawna Threatt, an aspiring model, was killed when she and her friend fell through a 10th-floor glass window at Atlanta's upscale W Atlanta-Midtown hotel early Saturday morning. It is being reported that the girls were "play fighting" when they fell through the window.

"It appears that there was no malicious act, no foul play," Atlanta Police Department homicide commander, Lt. Paul Guerrucci, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "They were just wrestling with each other. They hit the window. The window broke. And they fell out."

Threatt's birthday celebration began Friday night with a dinner at Atlantic Station with friends and her father and lasted until around midnight, the story says. Threatt then went to the W hotel with friends and split a bottle of champagne among 10 to 15 people.

American Idol Finalists Perform at Microsoft Store in Atlanta - Scotty McCreery Pics

American Idol champ Scotty McCreery was the last to perform at the Microsoft Store Saturday afternoon in Atlanta, and the best was definitely saved for last.

McCreery sounds as good as or better than he does on television, he plays to the crowd and has his act down pat. 

He's a country star in the making.

Here he shares a lighthearted moment with Lauren Alaina

American Idol Finalists Perform at Microsoft Store in Atlanta - Lauren Alaina

Lauren Alaina got the biggest reception from the fans at the Lenox Mall performance on Saturday, but that's for good reason, she's from Georgia!  Performing about 2 hrs from her hometwon of Rossville, Ga suits this 16-year old just fine.

He voice wasn't quite 100%, but she brought it home.

American Idol Finalists Perform at Microsoft Store in Atlanta - Haley Reinhart

She did a great job, but she doesn't have quite a voice of Lauren Alaina or the stage presence of Scotty McCreery.  Still I think there is a place for her in the music world once her Idol commitments are over.