Variety Channel

April 03, 2009

Should Chimpanzees Be Pets?

Episode Segments

Chimpanzees in the media

Susan welcomes Steve Ross of the Lincoln Park Zoo to the show. They examine the media depiction of chimpanzees. Also, Susan asks Steve about the implication of having a chimpanzee as a pet.

The real story about chimpanzees

Susan continues her discussion with Steve Ross of the Lincoln Park Zoo. They discuss Steve\'s article about \"chimp culture.\"

Chimpanzees in the wild

Susan resumes her discussion with Steve Ross of The Lincoln Park Zoo. They examine whether Chimps should be left in the wild and whether they could be considered endangered. Also, they look more in-depth at they natural habitats.

Links to Related Websites

Look While You Listen!

Visit the Wild About Pets official web site and view the pictures Susan and her guest(s) are discussing.

Visit The Official Site For The Lincoln Park Zoo

One of the nation's oldest zoos housing 1200 animals representing 230 species. Includes children's zoo, carousel and paddle boats.

Guest(s) Appearing on this Episode

Steve Ross

Steve Ross received his B.S. in zoology from the University of Guelph in his native Canada in 1993 and completed a master's from the University of Chicago in 2003. He has researched and published on a number of topics across of variety of taxa, including domestic pigs, free-ranging monkeys, wild dogs, lemurs, polar bears and small-clawed otters.

Ross joined Lincoln Park Zoo in 2000 as a research specialist and coordinated
the research study evaluating the former Lester E. Fisher Great Ape House in
preparation for the building of the new ape facility. Results from this
project played a major role in the design and development of the Regenstein
Center for African Apes. Ross now coordinates the behavioral and cognitive
programs of the zoo’s Lester E. Fisher Center for the Conservation of Apes
and conducts research in cognitive psychology and applied animal behavior. He
is also chair of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association’s Chimpanzee
Species Survival Plan (SSP) which helps manage the population of 300
chimpanzees living in accredited zoos across North America.

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