Didn't know Ms. Legally Blonde was a monkey? It's true. Many famous people are actually monkeys: Josh Roloway, Christina Aguerezas, Barbara Mandrill, Jessica Langur, Marmosetduke, Spidermonkeyman, Howler Mandel, El DeBrazzas, Tamarin Diaz... Even historical figures like Christopher Colobus and Capuchin Kangaroo were monkeys. more ›

As Los Angeles began to reach out in all directions from its tenuous core in the early part of the 20th Century, the city became a place for families and for visitors, and finding ways to make money off keeping them entertained was a frequent pursuit of many visionaries and entrepreneurs. Although a massive theme park like Disneyland didn't come on the scene until the 1950s, in the 1940s animals were the stars at many local attractions. more ›