LONDON– Monkeys and bananas. It’s as natural a pairing as squirrels and nuts or movies and popcorn. Not any more, says one zoo in southwest England. Paignton Zoo in Devon is grabbing bananas out of ...

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Chunky monkeys at two British zoos have been banned from eating bananas. Bosses at Paignton and Bristol Zoos have put its simians on a strict slimming diet after discovering the sweet yellow treats ...

Animal nutritionists have likened giving bananas to the primates at Paignton Zoo in Devon to humans eating too much cake and chocolate. The monkeys have been on a health kick and have been avoiding ...

Monkeys have been banned from eating bananas at a British zoo because those grown for people are too sweet and sugary for them. “Giving this fruit to animals is equivalent to giving them cake and ...

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The zoo says the high calorie and sugar content of bananas grown for human consumption – which are sweeter than those found in the wild – are bad for the monkeys’ health and can rot their teeth.