Monkey
eats banana
We
might wonder with the title: Why We Should not Feed Monkeys with
Banana? Actually, there are two types of banana generally:
-
commercial banana which we buy from groceries, and eat almost
everyday.
-
wild banana in the forest or jungle
Our
cultivated banana contains more sugar and a lot of calories, suitable
for human being only.
If
this commercial banana is given to a monkey, it will give them equal
to sweet foods such as chocolate, cheesecake
and pop tarts.
Many
zoos in several countries prohibited to feed monkeys with grocery bananas, its
because the fruit likely:
-
causing damage to monkey’s teeth
-
leading to diabetes.
-
causing
gastrointestinal problems
The
question then, do monkeys eat wild banana which are plenty in the
forests and jungles?
No,
Monkeys do not eat wild bananas. It was humans first introduced
monkey with banana in 1936. Since then, monkeys have been associated
with bananas.
Wild
monkeys eat both plants and animal protein such as:
-
plant based foods include fruits, nuts and seeds
-
animal protein based foods that are insects, spiders, bird’s eggs
and lizards.
Finally,
yes, some animals consume wild bananas, they are:
-
birds
-
elephants
-
bats
