I just thought this was too funny.

"Gorillas on Weight Watchers? Polar bears slurping sugar-free Jell-O shots? Giraffes nibbling alfalfa biscuits?
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The days of letting visitors throw marshmallows to the animals are mostly history at zoos around the country, replaced by a growing focus on diet and nutrition that parallels the fitness craze in humans.

And thanks to mounting research on wild animals' food needs, today's zoo staffers are trying new feeding tricks to keep their lions and tigers and bears healthy and happy.

Avoiding obesity is part of the program."

(for the rest of the article, see the link below)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080317/...me/zoo_diets_3

There's even a mention of them trying to get lions to exercise.

Interesting! That's cute how they talk about love handles being a result of behavior training. My chihuahua was quite the Botticelli puppy after house training!

But I gotta give the Indianapolis Zoo a thumbs down for feeding polar bears sugar free jello. I can think of about a hundred treats that would be better for them than aspartame and artificial food coloring!

I saw this on the news and was like, how is a giant animal on the same diet as me!?!