ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The BioPark is taking the month of April to celebrate the great apes they have in the zoo. As part of Great Ape-ril, the BioPark is setting up discovery stations so guests can learn all about the apes, including their babies Bulan the orangutan and gorillas Gila and Mas hika. BioPark closes ‘Bugarium’ for maintenance Zoo staff are also on hand to help guests learn how they can help great apes with several species on the endangered list. "By doing our conservation events like this, we're showing them how all the individual things they can do, whether it's fundraising or recycling, how important that can be to protecting animals in the wild," said assistant curator of primates at the ABQ BioPark Josephine Frentzel. The BioPark will continue to celebrate Great Ape-ril every Saturday for the rest of the month. Each day is focused on a different species of ape, with Saturday's event focusing on gorillas. ...read more read less