orangutans to increase their longevity. He even said that he would buy new glass walls for
the aquarium because the old ones were cracked.
Joe’s act of philanthropy intrigued the zookeeper. He probed Joe to learn why he spent
his money to improve the zoo. It wasn’t a social convention for a person to be so gracious. Joe told the zookeeper, “I know it’s not the norm, but my ultimate decision to help
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these animals is better than anything I could have done for myself. If I ever write an
autobiography, I will write that this was the happiest day of my life.”
antique [asntiik] adj. If something is antique, it is very old and rare, and therefore valuable.
—» My grandmother’s antique rocking chair is worth a lot of money.