Guest guest Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 --------- Forwarded message ----------APES PREFER ORGANICMonkeys at Copenhagen Zoo are going ape over organic bananas and otherfruits, rejecting non-organic foods left in their cages. CopenhagenZoo, which hopes to be awarded a "green label" as an environmental zoo,began last year feeding its animals at least 10 percent organicproducts. "The tapirs and chimpanzees are choosing organically grownbananas over the others," zookeeper Niels Melchiorsen told the magazineOekologisk Jordbrug (Ecological Agriculture). "The chimpanzees are ableto tell the difference between the organic and the regular fruit. If wegive them organic and traditional bananas, they systematically choosethe organic bananas, which they eat with the skin on. But they peel thetraditional bananas before eating them." Unfortunately, we humans haveto rely upon labeling to distinguish the good products.Read all about it:<http://www.organicconsumers.org/Organic/bananas022403.cfm>______________Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access TodayOnly $9.95 per month!Visit www.juno.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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