Read more Denver Zoo stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2141/denver-zoo.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 16:02:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2414/plague-kills-monkey-in-denver-zoo.htmlJ. Kelman<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=5097&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401035006' border='0' />The bubonic plague has hit the Denver Zoo. An 8-year-old hooded capuchin monkey named Spanky was found dead last week, and postmortem tests confirmed that the cause was plague. The Denver Post reports that the monkey may have contracted the disease, which is usually spread by fleas, by eating the...KRTS SC-MONKEYTALE 1 MBhttp://www.newser.com/story/2414/plague-kills-monkey-in-denver-zoo.htmlTue, 22 May 2007 13:00:09 CDT