NAMES IN THE NEWS : Carson Goes Ape to Aid Chimp
Johnny Carson didn’t monkey around when a zoo in his native Nebraska needed help. He donated $55,000 to give Reuben the chimp new digs.
Northeast Nebraska Zoo has only one chimpanzee, but the donation from “The Tonight Show” host may be enough to acquire a female companion for Reuben as well as build a permanent primate exhibit, zoo officials said.
The 7-year-old chimp is housed in a fortified mobile home at the zoo in rural Royal, near Carson’s hometown of Norfolk, but the monkey has grown too strong for his quarters.
Construction should begin next week on a new enclosure.
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