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March 27, 2015, 1:01 PM

Jerry Brown and his capuchin monkey Django visit the WTOP newsroom Friday. They’ll be at the Super Pet Expo this weekend at the Dulles Expo Center. Brown is an entertainer but his primary mission is to educate the public about why monkeys don’t make good pets. He and Django have been together since she was just a few days old. She is now 23 years old. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)
WTOP/Jamie Forzato
Jerry Brown and his capuchin monkey Django visit the WTOP newsroom Friday. They’ll be at the Super Pet Expo this weekend at the Dulles Expo Center. Brown is an entertainer but his primary mission is to educate the public about why monkey’s don’t make good pets. He and Django have been together since she was just a few days old. She is now 23 years old. (WTOP/Amanda Iacone)
WTOP/Amanda Iacone
Django gets a belly rub during her visit to the WTOP newsroom Friday. She and her handler Jerry Brown will be at the Super Pet Expo this weekend at the Dulles Expo Center. Brown is an entertainer but his primary mission is to educate the public about why monkeys don’t make good pets. He and Django have been together since she was just a few days old. (WTOP/Amanda Iacone)
WTOP/Amanda Iacone
WTOP’s Kristi King interviews handler and entertainer Jerry Brown about his capuchin monkey Django Friday. Brown and Django will be at the Super Pet Expo this weekend at the Dulles Expo Center. Django loves junk food, especially kettle corn, but she needs insect protein to survive. She’ll also eat fruit and vegetables.
(WTOP/Amanda Iacone)
WTOP/Amanda Iacone
(WTOP/Amanda Iacone)
(WTOP/Amanda Iacone)
WTOP Senior News Editors gets to know Django, a capuchin monkey that visited the newsroom Friday. Django and her handler Jerry Brown will be at the Super Pet Expo at the Dulles Expo Center this weekend. (WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
WTOP Senior News and Sports Editor gets to know a Django during her visit to the newsroom Friday. Capuchin monkeys can be found in the jungles of Central and South America. (WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
WTOP/Colleen Kelleher
WTOP Digital Editor Colleen Kelleher gives Django a belly rub. (WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
Jerry Brown and his capuchin monkey Django visit the WTOP newsroom Friday. They’ll be at the Super Pet Expo this weekend at the Dulles Expo Center. Capuchin monkeys can be found in the jungles of Centrl and South America. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)
WTOP/Jamie Forzato
Jerry Brown and his capuchin monkey Django visit the WTOP newsroom Friday. They’ll be at the Super Pet Expo this weekend at the Dulles Expo Center. Brown is an entertainer but his primary mission is to educate the public about why monkeys don’t make good pets. Django loves junk food, especially kettle corn, but she needs insect protein to survive. She’ll also eat fruit and vegetables. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)
WTOP/Jamie Forzato
Jerry Brown and his capuchin monkey Django visit the WTOP newsroom Friday. They’ll be at the Super Pet Expo this weekend at the Dulles Expo Center. Django loves to sleep snuggled up in a blanket. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)
WTOP/Jamie Forzato
Jerry Brown and his capuchin monkey Django visit the WTOP newsroom Friday. They’ll be at the Super Pet Expo this weekend at the Dulles Expo Center. Capuchin monkeys live to be 35 or 40 years old. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)
WTOP/Jamie Forzato
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WTOP Senior News Editors gets to know Django, a capuchin monkey that visited the newsroom Friday. Django and her handler Jerry Brown will be at the Super Pet Expo at the Dulles Expo Center this weekend. (WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)

WASHINGTON — Of all the animals that need loving homes, Django is in town to remind would-be owners that monkeys aren’t among them.

Django is a 23-year-old capuchin monkey who loves to eat kettle corn. She and her handler Jerry Brown will be at the Super Pet Expo this weekend to entertain, delight and educate. Brown, who is also an entertainer, has made it his primary mission to share with the public why monkeys aren’t good pets. Such animals require special care and should only be handled by trained professionals.

They will be among the 150 vendors and activities at the expo including diving dogs, a best-dressed pet competition and dog behavioral testing.

Doors open from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $13 for adults, $6 for children ages 4 to 12 and children ages 3 and under enter for free. Tickets can be purchased in advance and find more information at www.SuperPetExpo.com. Cash only will be accepted at the door.

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