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Roundup

10-9-06

In 1906, Bronx Zoo displayed Congolese pygmy in cage with orangutan [audio 9min]

A century ago, a Belgian Congo pygmy named Ota Benga was displayed in the Bronx Zoo's monkey cage, an exhibition that outraged black Americans. Producer Joe Richman has this profile.

Read entire article at NPR "News & Notes"