Toby, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, places a mouth stick used by paralyzed people to push buttons or manipulate items between the teeth of her trainer Alison Payne, as she trains in the tasks that monkeys provide for the disabled at the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in the Brighton section of Boston in this photograph taken May 7, 2004. The organization, which has already trained more than 93 monkeys to live with and assist severely disabled or paralyzed people, hopes to enroll hundreds of new student monkeys in its 2-3 year "monkey college" training program. 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, turns the pages of a phone book as she demonstrates how trained monkeys can help the disabled or paralyzed to read at the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in Boston in this photograph taken May 18, 2004. The organization, which has already trained more than 93 monkeys to live with and assist severely disabled or paralyzed people, hopes to enroll many more student monkeys in its 2-3 year "monkey college" training program and then provide them to the disabled for assistance. 

Toby, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, wipes off the face of her trainer Alison Payne, as she trains in the tasks that monkeys provide for the disabled at the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in the Brighton section of Boston in this photograph taken May 7, 2004. The organization, which has already trained more than 93 monkeys to live with and assist severely disabled or paralyzed people, hopes to enroll hundreds of new student monkeys in its 2-3 year "monkey college" training program. 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, drinks from her bottle as she sits on the shoulder of quadriplegic Travis Roy while getting to know each other at the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in Boston in this photograph taken May 18, 2004. Roy, a youth hockey star, was left paralyzed in 1995 after being injured only eleven seconds into the first game of his much anticipated college hockey career. He is now both a benefactor and prospective client of the monkey helpers organization. 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, retrieves a bottle from inside a closed microwave oven as she demonstrates for quadriplegic Travis Roy at the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in Boston in this photograph taken May 18, 2004. Roy, a youth hockey star, was left paralyzed in 1995 after being injured only eleven seconds into the first game of his much anticipated college hockey career. He is now both a benefactor and prospective client of the monkey helpers organization. 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, retrieves a compact disc from inside a cd player as she demonstrates the tasks that trained monkeys can accomplish for the disabled at the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in Boston in this photograph taken May 18, 2004. The organization, which has already trained more than 93 monkeys to live with and assist severely disabled or paralyzed people, hopes to enroll many more student monkeys in its 2-3 year "monkey college" training program and then provide them to the disabled for assistance. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/FEATURE/LIFE-MONKEYS JRB/HB 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, turns the pages of a phone book as she demonstrates how trained monkeys can help the disabled or paralyzed to read at the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in Boston in this photograph taken May 18, 2004. The organization, which has already trained more than 93 monkeys to live with and assist severely disabled or paralyzed people, hopes to enroll many more student monkeys in its 2-3 year "monkey college" training program and then provide them to the disabled for assistance. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/FEATURE/LIFE-MONKEYS JRB/HB 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, drinks from her bottle as she sits on the shoulder of quadriplegic Travis Roy while getting to know each other at the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in Boston in this photograph taken May 18, 2004. Roy, a youth hockey star, was left paralyzed in 1995 after being injured only eleven seconds into the first game of his much anticipated college hockey career. He is now both a benefactor and prospective client of the monkey helpers organization. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/FEATURE/LIFE-MONKEYS JRB/HB 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, retrieves a bottle from inside a closed microwave oven as she demonstrates for quadriplegic Travis Roy at the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in Boston in this photograph taken May 18, 2004. Roy, a youth hockey star, was left paralyzed in 1995 after being injured only eleven seconds into the first game of his much anticipated college hockey career. He is now both a benefactor and prospective client of the monkey helpers organization. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/FEATURE/LIFE-MONKEYS JRB 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, retrieves a compact disc from inside a closed cd player as she demonstrates for quadriplegic Travis Roy at the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in Boston in this photograph taken May 18, 2004. Roy, a youth hockey star, was left paralyzed in 1995 after being injured only eleven seconds into the first game of his much anticipated college hockey career. He is now both a benefactor and prospective client of the monkey helpers organization. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/FEATURE/LIFE-MONKEYS JRB/HB 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, shows off her ability to operate a video cassette recorder by removing a tape as she demonstrates for quadriplegic Travis Roy in this photograph taken May 18, 2004 at the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in Boston. Roy, a high-school hockey star, was left paralyzed after being injured only eleven seconds into the first game of his much anticipated college hockey career. He is now both a benefactor and prospective client of the monkey helpers organization. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/FEATURE/LIFE-MONKEYS JRB/HB 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, reacts to something in the room during a news conference led by her handler and "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" Executive Director Judi Zazula (R) announcing the opening ceremonies of the organization's "monkey college" facility in the Brighton section of Boston May 7, 2004. [The organization, which has already trained more than 93 monkeys to live with and assist severely disabled or paralyzed people, hopes to enroll hundreds of new student monkeys in its 2-3 year "monkey college" training program.] 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, reacts to the applause of the crowd during the opening ceremonies of the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in the Brighton section of Boston May 7, 2004. [The organization, which has already trained more than 93 monkeys to live with and assist severely disabled or paralyzed people, hopes to enroll hundreds of new student monkeys in its 2-3 year "monkey college" training program.] 

Toby, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, places a mouth stick used by paralyzed people to push buttons or manipulate items between the teeth of her trainer Alison Payne, as she trains in the tasks that monkeys provide for the disabled at the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in the Brighton section of Boston in this photograph taken May 7, 2004. The organization, which has already trained more than 93 monkeys to live with and assist severely disabled or paralyzed people, hopes to enroll hundreds of new student monkeys in its 2-3 year "monkey college" training program. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/FEATURE/LIFE-MONKEYS JRB/HB 

Toby, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, wipes off the face of her trainer Alison Payne, as she trains in the tasks that monkeys provide for the disabled at the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in the Brighton section of Boston in this photograph taken May 7, 2004. The organization, which has already trained more than 93 monkeys to live with and assist severely disabled or paralyzed people, hopes to enroll hundreds of new student monkeys in its 2-3 year "monkey college" training program. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/FEATURE/LIFE-MONKEYS JRB/HB 

Toby, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, retrieves a bottle from inside a closed refrigerator for her trainer Alison Payne, as she trains in the tasks that monkeys provide for the disabled at the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in the Brighton section of Boston in this photograph taken May 7, 2004. The organization, which has already trained more than 93 monkeys to live with and assist severely disabled or paralyzed people, hopes to enroll hundreds of new student monkeys in its 2-3 year "monkey college" training program. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/FEATURE/LIFE-MONKEYS JRB/HB 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, takes control of the microphone at the opening ceremonies of the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in the Brighton section of Boston May 7, 2004. The organization, which has already trained more than 93 monkeys to live with and assist severely disabled or paralyzed people, hopes to enroll hundreds of new student monkeys in the 2-3 year "monkey college" training program. REUTERS/Jim Bourg JRB 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, reacts to something in the room during a news conference led by her handler and "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" Executive Director Judi Zazula (R) announcing the opening ceremonies of the organization's "monkey college" facility in the Brighton section of Boston May 7, 2004. The organization, which has already trained more than 93 monkeys to live with and assist severely disabled or paralyzed people, hopes to enroll hundreds of new student monkeys in its 2-3 year "monkey college" training program. REUTERS/Jim Bourg JRB 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, reacts to the applause of the crowd during the opening ceremonies of the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in the Brighton section of Boston May 7, 2004. The organization, which has already trained more than 93 monkeys to live with and assist severely disabled or paralyzed people, hopes to enroll hundreds of new student monkeys in its 2-3 year "monkey college" training program. REUTERS/Jim Bourg JRB 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, waits through speeches with a baby bottle full of water during the opening ceremonies of the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in the Brighton section of Boston May 7, 2004. The organization, which has already trained more than 93 monkeys to live with and assist severely disabled or paralyzed people, hopes to enroll hundreds of new student monkeys in its 2-3 year "monkey college" training program. REUTERS/Jim Bourg JRB 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, plays with a telephone during a news conference announcing the opening ceremonies of the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in the Brighton section of Boston May 7, 2004. The organization, which has already trained more than 93 monkeys to live with and assist severely disabled or paralyzed people, hopes to enroll hundreds of new student monkeys in its 2-3 year "monkey college" training program. REUTERS/Jim Bourg JRB 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, plays with a telephone as Judi Zazula (R), Executive Director of the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization, speaks to the media during a news conference at the opening ceremonies of the non profit organization's "monkey college" facility in the Brighton section of Boston May 7, 2004. The organization, which has already trained more than 93 monkeys to live with and assist severely disabled or paralyzed people, hopes to enroll hundreds of new student monkeys in its 2-3 year "monkey college" training program. REUTERS/Jim Bourg JRB 

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, takes control of the microphone at the opening ceremonies of the "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled" organization's "monkey college" facility in the Brighton section of Boston May 7, 2004. The organization, which has already trained more than 93 monkeys to live with and assist severely disabled or paralyzed people, hopes to enroll hundreds of new student monkeys in the 2-3 year "monkey college" training program. REUTERS/Jim Bourg JRB 

A Capuchin monkey wraps its tail around talk show host Jay Leno's face
during a taping of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at the NBC studios
in Burbank, California May 1, 2003. The monkey was featured in a
segment on unique animals on the program. REUTERS/Fred Prouser

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