SAN ANTONIO - A chimpanzee, several monkeys, some lemurs and an uncounted number of birds died when a nonprofit San Antonio-area wildlife sanctuary lost power early Monday, yet another casualty of unforgiving winter weather that has seized much of Texas.Brooke Chavez, executive director of Primarily Primates, told the San Antonio Express-News that the power went out about 6 a.m.
Monday at the 70-acre sanctuary that housed more than 400 primates.Chavez said her 12 staff members and volunteers mobilized generators, space heaters, propane tanks and blankets in an effort to save the residents.