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<em>Apes Helping Apes</em> art exhibit opens

The wait is over for collectors of original paintings by orangutans and bonobos living at Great Ape Trust of Iowa. Apes Helping Apes, an art exhibition for great ape conservation has opened at West Glen Town Center in West Des Moines.
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	POPI, VEGAS HEADLINER AND EASTWOOD COSTAR, AT HOME AT GREAT APE TRUST Popi, who starred opposite Clint Eastwood in a blockbuster 1980 movie and headlined a Las Vegas floor show, is the third retired entertainment orangutan to move to Great Ape Trust. » View Slideshow » View Video » Read more.
	WAIT IS OVER AS ORANGUTANS EXPLORE OUTDOOR YARD Great Ape Trust's resident orangutans are making the most of the last warm weather of the year as they explore their new 3-acre forest yard – an important development in terms of scientific inquiry and ape welfare. The yard's opening was delayed by significant flooding this summer. Slideshow: Spacious tree - filled yard lures orangutans New Video: Azy's first venture into forest yard New Video: Rocky and Knobi explore forest yard » Read more.
	PLAY TIME RESULTS IN BONOBO DENTAL WORK Every kid growing up has heard it, "it's always fun until someone gets hurt." That was the case in the bonobo home at Great Ape Trust. Slideshow: Play time results in bonobo dental work New Video: Nyota's dental procedure » Read more.
	GREAT APE TRUST DEVELOPS WEB SITE STUDY GUIDE FOR TEACHERS Great Ape Trust of Iowa has developed an electronic study guide that will be distributed monthly to interested Iowa teachers to help them develop inquiry-based curricula. » Read more.

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