As the chimpanzees’ summer garden transitions into bright red cherry tomatoes (Missy’s favorite), the snap pea plants are coming to an end of their production. This means it was time to pull out the vines for a Young’s Hill forage this morning! Most of the chimps munched on the peas outside in the warm sun before they bundled the greens in their arms and carried them back to the greenhouse for more snacking.
Jody:
Annie:
Annie and Missy:
Annie:
Missy:
LOVE these photos! What an excellent idea, looks like such fun.
Wow! Feast is right! The chimps must have been chomping away all afternoon. Do you adjust their meals according to how much snacking they do? Or because it is all vegetables and fruit, you count it as extra nutrition, fiber, etc. and meals stay the same?
We do make some changes to the rest of the day’s menu, depending on the extra snacks they might get. Usually we aren’t as strict about greens, vegetables, or browse as we are about fruit (since fruit has more sugar/calories). It’s all about balance (and it’s not an exact science), but we do keep these things in mind!