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Zoo Hosts Great Ape Weekend
BY: Rod HackneySep. 16, 2010
It's time to go "ape" at the North Carolina Zoo. The zoo's third annual "Great Ape Weekend" is slated for Sept. 18-19 and dedicated to the park's chimpanzees and gorillas.
Kids and adults alike can enjoy a variety of activities including making a gorilla nest, "foraging" for food and talking one-on-one with chimpanzee and gorilla keepers. Visitors can learn about these endangered apes and ways to help their wild cousins during presentations from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at overlooks or on pathways near the gorilla, chimpanzee and lemur exhibits.
Other staff presentations will focus on apes in literature, comparing human strength to that of apes and the latest information on Nori, a new baby chimp born at the zoo in August. A new event for 2010 is "Termite Fishing," allowing kids to learn how chimps use twigs to probe termite mounds for the insects. Public feedings for the gorillas will be held at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., while the chimps will be fed at 2 p.m.