trainers

I'm trying to get a sense of how many zoos had chimp shows from the 1940s to around 1975 or so. My dad trained chimps for the Detroit Zoo, and I'm wondering if that show was a rarity or if it was pretty common. I'd love to hear your memories, experiences, or see your pictures. I've just...

Does anyone have any memories of the chimp shows about 50 years ago? My dad was a chimp trainer at the Detroit Zoo in the 1940s and 50s. Author Shawn Thompson wrote about our family and the chimps in his blog, the intimate ape: A daughter's dark tale of abuse at the zoo chimp show: how kids...