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Primates at Risk This weekend, an international conference is being held in Chicago to discuss the extinction threat for several primate species worldwide. Recent studies indicate gorillas, monkeys, apes, orangutans, chimpanzees and other primates are dying at alarming rates. Jacki talks with Carol Sodaro, a lead keeper of primates at the Chicago's Brookfield Zoo.

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Primates at Risk

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This weekend, an international conference is being held in Chicago to discuss the extinction threat for several primate species worldwide. Recent studies indicate gorillas, monkeys, apes, orangutans, chimpanzees and other primates are dying at alarming rates. Jacki talks with Carol Sodaro, a lead keeper of primates at the Chicago's Brookfield Zoo.