Gorillas on Weight Watchers?

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Gorillas on Weight Watchers?
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Tue, 03-18-2008 - 2:07pm
Put those polar bears on a diet!
Sluggish zoo animals must adhere to Weight Watchers-style plan

By Lindsey Tanner

updated 1:17 p.m. MT, Mon., March. 17, 2008

CHICAGO - Gorillas on Weight Watchers? Polar bears slurping sugar-free Jell-O shots? Giraffes nibbling alfalfa biscuits?


The days of letting visitors throw marshmallows to the animals are mostly history at zoos around the country, replaced by a growing focus on diet and nutrition that parallels the fitness craze in humans.


And thanks to mounting research on wild animals' food needs, today's zoo staffers are trying new feeding tricks to keep their lions and tigers and bears healthy and happy.


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