Playful primates interact as zoo staff informs

Monkey around at a variety of Ape Awareness Month activities this weekend at the Brookfield Zoo. The educational fun, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Sunday, will take place in the zoo's Tropic World exhibit, home to three endangered ape species: western lowland gorillas, orangutans and white-cheeked gibbons. Visitors may compare their own handprints with those of an orangutan's and gorilla's and see how much wider an orangutan's arm span is compared to a human's.

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