How the Smithsonian’s National Zoo feeds its animals

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is home to more than 2,200 animals. We followed zookeepers ...
Yahoo

US zoo feeds animals surprising cuisine: 'It's perhaps the most natural diet item'

A zoo in Omaha, Nebraska, has found a way to fix two problems at once. According to WOWT, Henry Doorly Zoo has started feeding its animals invasive browse shrubs from the nearby Folsom Point Nature ...
WVXU

An Ohio zoo is using hydroponics to feed animals homegrown greens

On an early spring day, kids lined up outside the Cincinnati’s Zoo’s giraffe habitat, waiting for an opportunity to feed the animals over a fence. One of the giraffes, Zoey, ambled over, sticking her ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Inside the Zoo Atlanta kitchen: A look at how staff feeds over 1,300 animals

On an early morning in June, wearing purple latex gloves, Chandlar Carlile stood with a sharpened knife slicing through papaya, honeydew, lettuce and an assortment of other produce inside a shiny ...
Houston Chronicle

Inside the Houston Zoo kitchen where every animal's meal is made at 5 am

At 5 a.m., six keepers file into the Houston Zoo's commissary kitchen and spend the next five hours chopping produce, portioning meat and weighing hay. By the time the rest of the zoo staff arrives, ...
People

Zoo Encourages Public to Donate Unwanted Pets to Help Feed Resident Animals

The Aalborg Zoo shared that "chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs" are used to feed its caged animals, including the European lynx A Danish zoo is asking for the public's help feeding its predators — and ...