Passover Gorillas

Published on April 25, 2005

Gorillas in Israel kept kosher this Passover: with zookeepers and handlers unable to handle leavened bread, the gorillas and other animals also ate matzo instead of their normal morning meal of bread with cream cheese. “‘We call this environmental enrichment,'” said Tel Aviv’s zoo curator, Emelia Turkel, “‘Jewish style.'”

Gorillas in Israel kept kosher this Passover: with zookeepers and handlers unable to handle leavened bread, the gorillas and other animals also ate matzo instead of their normal morning meal of bread with cream cheese. “‘We call this environmental enrichment,'” said Tel Aviv’s zoo curator, Emelia Turkel, “‘Jewish style.'”

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