Brookfield Zoo has show-stopping act

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: May 22, 1987| Author: Anne Taubeneck | Copyright information

Mora the monkey is no ordinary primate. A capuchin that lives at Brookfield Zoo, Mora can open a door, fetch a soft drink, slip a straw into it and hand it to a thirsty human.

Mora will show off these skills and more at 2 and 3 p.m. tomorrow when Animals-in-Action, a special Brookfield Children's Zoo program, gets under way. The monkey is just one of many unusually talented animals to be featured at 2 and 3 p.m. daily through Labor Day. Shows will take place in the outdoor Seabury...

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