Here at the Planet, we believe everyone with opposable thumbs deserves Christmas presents. Lowry Park Zoo agrees, and invites all human bipeds to check out Presents for Primates. As part of the animals' enrichment program, wrapped gifts — food, toys, blankets, etc. — are given to the zoo's orangutans, chimps, lemurs and others. The primates get social and psychological stimulation, and we get some great photo ops. Fri., Dec. 16, 1 p.m., Lowry Park Zoo, 1101 W. Sligh Ave., Tampa, $14.95 adults/$10.50 ages 3-11/toddlers 2 and younger get in free, 813-935-8552, www.lowryparkzoo.com.
This article appears in Dec 14-20, 2005.