Negi-loving apes don’t catch colds
January 11th, 2009 by James
Zookeepers at the Fukuoka city zoo feed their chimpanzees negi (welsh onion):
Zoos across Japan used to have problems with chimps catching colds in winter. Four years ago, the Tama Zoo started feeding its chimpanzees negi in winter and it caused a huge drop in the number of apes that caught colds. The Fukuoka Zoo copied the negi diet idea and no chimps have come down with colds so far this winter.
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I’ve never heard of Negi, but let me tell you, if that is something that humans can take, I’ll be all for it.
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Ha. I had a student tell me about this yesterday. They are eating something like 1.5 kg of green onions a day. I’m not going to attempt that any time soon.
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Yea just watch, this is going to be THE new diet/remedy crazy around Japan later in the year.
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Negi has been believed by some Japanese people to be effective against the cold in the first place.
http://www.health.ne.jp/library/5000/w5000078.html
That is why they tried it on chimps.
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Mmmmmmh, onion breath, de-licious.
I don’t thnik many people would opt for this diet.
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Negi doesn’t smell.
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Not at least a bit?
It’s really a wonderful thing then! All hail to the mighty negi !;)
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Chop it up… put it on some focaccia… and you’re good to go.
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Would you go near someone who ate 1.5kgs of negi every day?
No?
Well they’re not going to catch your cold then are they!
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The negi cold cure? I am surprised that there isn’t an infomercial on the air espousing the miracle traits to this plant.
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Good reading. Thanks
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Wow really? I thought they worked on humans only!
Regardless, the apes should thank us humans lol.
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lucky apes! i get like 10 colds every winter
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yes apes do get colds its amazing
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Wow thats the good remedy for apes. When we humans be so fortunate?
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I thought they worked on humans only!
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I didn’t know apes caught colds.. Interesting..
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Cool for them…
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The post is good, This was surprising, till now i did know that chimpanzees also get effected by cold. I never heard about negi.Could make clear about it.
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