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I VW I -J College students observe monkey business at zoo udents from the Col- ilogy 212 traveled to ington Park Zoo last yto participate in an el Research Program ihpri mates (monkeys). ts, headed by instruc- y Weber, received a hi" course on animal land action patterns. Educational Research intat the zoo, financed department of Health, and Welfare, provides (unity for undergradu- tollect data in a zoo search documents the behavior of the animals line their psychological lotion patterns such as avior, grooming, eating in and vocalization are data recorded. mortunities to apply fledge learned has been for the studies are so research still lies with- jescriptive stages, ac- p officials at the pri- «corded, such as rock ace or a tendency to- Idestruction, are ob- ¡ative behavior habits, fed zoo environment «of the primates are pid exaggerated. lost obvious conclusions navior studies of pri- Incerns space. Monkeys are curious, exploring animals that, in a natural setting, range great distances foraging for food. Gibbons and baboons, for example, travel 10 to 20 miles a day, while even the more passive champanzies travel five miles each day. The small, confined, empty, cubicals alloted to the primates contrast immensely from their previous homes. Unfortunately, the zoo man agement has no plans to create a more suitable primate habitat. The administrators at Washing ton Park Zoo which control the money flow are against any major changes, according to pri mate officials. College biology students Nels Peterson and Maria Stayer (far left) compare notes on a recent field trip to the primate center of the Washington Park Zoo where they observed behavior of chimps, orangutans and baboons. Above, Ginny Weber, Biology 212 in structor, discusses behavior with Donna Schwartz and Joe Intile. Photos and Ted McKenna centimeters SN: OLOQ55