Ape Awareness Weekend
Date/Time
Date(s) - Sunday, April 9, 2017 ∙ 12:00 AM
12:00 am
Location
Brookfield Zoo
Categories
Ape Awareness Weekend, all ages, Brookfield Zoo. Swing over to Brookfield Zoo to learn about the ape species that live in the zoo’s Tropic World: orangutans, western lowland gorillas, and white-cheeked gibbons. The event will feature special Zoo Chats about each of the species, as well as ape-related activities that you’ll go bananas over. Everyone can make a difference for apes in the wild, and zoogoers will hear firsthand how they can help. Mining for coltan, a mineral widely used in cell phones, is threatening gorillas and other forest species in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bring your old cell phone and cell phone accessories, pagers, handheld games, e-readers, and laptops to the zoo’s recycling stations, located at the north and south gates. www.czs.org/events