Monkey Business.The L.A. Zoo wants to make a monkey out of you -- for a good cause. The zoo is categorizing supporters of its annual Beastly beast·ly adj. beast·li·er, beast·li·est 1. Of or resembling a beast; bestial. 2. Very disagreeable; unpleasant. adv. Chiefly British To an extreme degree; very. Ball on June 17 by comparing them to different species of monkeys. For example, someone who provides a $25,000 gift is a "gorilla sponsor" and gets three tables at the event along with a bunch of other perks. There are also orangutan orangutan (ōrăng`  tăn), an ape, Pongo pygmaeus, found in swampy coastal forests of Borneo and Sumatra. , chimpanzee chimpanzee, an ape, genus Pan, of the equatorial forests of central and W Africa. The common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, lives N of the Congo River. Full-grown animals of this species are up to 5 ft (1. and lemur lemur (lē`mər), name for prosimians, or lower primates, of two related families, found only on Madagascar and adjacent islands. Lemurs have monkeylike bodies and limbs, and most have bushy tails about as long as the body. categories, depending how much the sponsor doles out. "We have a wonderful zoo and the ball's about the animals," said Patti Glover, director of special events at the zoo. "We (started with) the great apes and worked our way down." Being honored at this year's event is Roy Anderson, chairman emeritus of Lockheed Corp. Past honorees have included City Councilman John Ferraro, gorilla expert Jane Goodall and actress Stefanie Powers. |
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