Zoos ask, what to do with an aged lemur?

June 21st, 2008 By ADAM GELLER , AP National Writer Zoos ask, what to do with an aged lemur?

In this photo provided by the Lincoln Park Zoo, Rollie, an Emporer Tamarin monkey is seen at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. The Golden Years have arrived at the nation's zoos and aquariums, and that is taking veterinarians and keepers into a zone of unknowns. (AP Photo/Lincoln Park Zoo, Greg Neise)

(AP) -- Even as a youngster, Rollie looked older and wiser than his years. His white mustache sprouted longer by the month, until it flamed from his cheeks like a German kaiser's. Sometimes, it all but hid his mouth.



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