Brenda Scott Royce

Brenda Scott Royce

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Brenda Scott Royce’s books, like her life, mix monkeys and mayhem. Her
novels Monkey Love (2006) and Monkey Star (2007) chronicle the misadventures of Holly Heckerling, a stand-up comedienne who befriends a monkey while juggling career and romantic entanglements. A former book editor and chimpanzee caregiver, Brenda is currently director of publications for the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association and editor of the
Zoo's award-winning magazine, Zoo View. Visit her at
www.brendascottroyce.com/blog.

Blog Entries by Brenda Scott Royce

Chimp Change: The Fate of Retired Apes

Posted May 1, 2008 | 02:15 PM (EST)


Think your pension is in peril? It could be worse. You could be a chimpanzee.

Prompted by yet another dire report about the numbers of Americans facing poverty in retirement, I visited an online financial site to determine whether I'm fated to join their ranks. After...

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The Books Are Weeping

Posted October 30, 2007 | 05:07 PM (EST)


It's every girl's fantasy to be locked in a shopping mall overnight, right?

Wrong.

When I was young, I fantasized about being accidentally locked inside the library after closing time. To have the entire library to myself for the night! To page through book after book after book...

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The Gorilla's Gotta Go

Posted June 18, 2007 | 06:49 PM (EST)


Guys in gorilla suits can be really funny -- especially when they show up in unexpected places. So when a tuxedo-clad gorilla stomped onstage during last night's fifth season premiere of Last Comic Standing, I thought it was a great visual gag.

Then he opened his mouth.

...

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Animal Rights for Humans

Posted June 8, 2007 | 02:22 PM (EST)


An Austrian court will soon decide whether a chimpanzee can be legally declared a person. The chimp in question, Hiasl (pronounced "HEE-zul"), made news when the sanctuary where he resides was facing bankruptcy. A concerned donor earmarked a modest sum to Hiasl. Schoolteacher Paula Stibbe petitioned the court to...

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Last Speller Standing

Posted June 1, 2007 | 03:46 PM (EST)


Last night's live airing of the Scripps National Spelling Bee was perhaps the most gripping television I've seen in recent years. I didn't set out to watch it; the etymological Olympics weren't even remotely on my radar screen. My husband and stepson were flipping through channels and bemoaning the...

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