Cicadas a Tasty Treat for Zoo Animals


	Cicadas a Tasty Treat for Zoo Animals

dorine

5-28-2007 9:10 AM

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dorine says:

Imagine spending 17 years underground, only to be a treat at the zoo.

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Cicadas, emerging in countless numbers this month after spending 17 years underground, are more than just really noisy insects to zoo nutritionists. They're extremely nutritious and such a welcome addition to the diets of the animals, the zoo bringing them to the animals who live inside so they can enjoy them, too. 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