AR-News: (US FL) Researchers developing special giraffe chow

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By Susan Salisbury, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Monday, February 9, 2004

One day, the 15 adult and two baby giraffes at Lion Country Safari in western 
Palm Beach County might be munching on something a little closer to what they 
would eat in the wild.
But right now, two University of Florida researchers say they've developed a 
feed for captive giraffes that more closely replicates the animals' natural 
food, which is largely leaves and twigs.
"It's a low-starch diet. It has a lot of carbohydrates. It's a semi-Atkins 
approach to the browser world," said Mary Beth Hall, an associate professor of 
animal science who developed the diet with graduate student Celeste Kearney.
Most zoos feed giraffes a grain-and-hay combo designed for cows and horses. 
The group at Lion County safari are currently dining on antelope feed.



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