Negi-loving apes don’t catch colds

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    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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