Worms for Breakfast: How to Feed a Zoo

Worms for Breakfast: How to Feed a Zoo — page 1 — t s feeding time at the zoo and you re in charge What should you put on your menagerie's menu If only you had a recipe book one that could show you how to feed all your animal friends But wait You do With this book in hand you can satisfy the hungriest of hippos and the greediest of gorillas You ll be able to whip up a feast for bats and wombats alike You'll also find out about some of the challenges zookeepers face in taking care of so many different animals So let's get cooking PLATYPUS PARTY MIX Platypuses store extra food in cheek pouches while under water Once they surface it's snack time YOU WILL NEED 10 15 live crayfish 1 oz 30 g live earthworms hoz 10 g live mealworms 1 tsp 5 mL live fly pupae 1 Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and serve immediately If platypuses are still hungry give them another wriggly helping of earthworms and mealworms before

Worms for Breakfast: How to Feed a Zoo — page 2 — Menu P Hungry Hungry Hippos and More 4 Kitchen Capers 6 Babying the kids 8 A Recipe for Conservation 10 Midnight Snacks 12 The Thrill of the Hunt 14 Brain Food Picky Pickier Pickiest 18 Seafood Special 20 Big Eaters 22 Treat Days 24 For the Birds 26 Problems in captivity 28 Be a Bestie to the Beasties 30 Glossary 32 Answers 32 Index

Worms for Breakfast: How to Feed a Zoo — page 3 — DOOOOOOOOOOOONESE 1 Hungry Hungry Hippos and More Of course it doesn t matter how healthy the food is if animals won t eat it Giraffes for example need to eat a high fiber diet That means hay hay and more hay But once in a while a sprig of willow or poplar makes mealtime more fun The chewy twigs are also good for giraffes teeth like an all natural toothbrush Some animals like lions only eat meat These animals are called carnivores Others only eat plants These are called herbivores Insectivores only eat insects Frugivores only eat fruit What about humans We are omnivores That means we eat well anything and everything Bears skunks and raccoons are also omnivores How do zookeepers keep up with all these different diets To begin they focus less on the types of food each animal eats in the wild and more on the nutrients it needs For example all animals need calcium to build healthy bones So zoo nutritionists make sure every animal gets the right amount of calcium in its diet as well as other vitamins and minerals MENU MANIA Different animals eat different kinds of foods These lunches got all mixed up Match each delish dish below with the animal that would want to dig in Answers are on page

Worms for Breakfast: How to Feed a Zoo — page 4 — GORILLA GOBBLE EM UPS Guess who goes gaga for these crunchy carroty cookies 1 Preheat oven to 350°F 180°C YOU WILL NEED 1 cup 250 ml boiled 2 Puree carrots 3 Use a food processor to finely grind carrots Oatmeal with monkey chow h cup 125 ml oatmeal 4 Stir carrots into oat mixture until smooth 1 cup 250 mL monkey 5 Add egg and mix well chow 6 Add wheat germ and mix well 1 egg beaten 7 Roll dough into balls flatten 1 tbsp 15 ml wheat germ and sprinkle each cookie with ants Bake in the oven for dried ants to taste approximately 12 to 15 minutes until golden brown What is Monke ey Ch ow Monkey chow is a dry commercially prepared animal lot food It s a ke dog biscuits or kitty it s kibble but made for primates Like many animals at the zoo have a primates less varied diet than they would in the wild Monkey chow contains grains to round fats other nutrients proteins and out their zoo

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