http://www.dailynews.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=319031

Rum for monkeys chillin' behind bars  
January 6, 2004

New Delhi: Animals in a Northern Indian zoo are warding off the bitter 
winter chill with hot oil love butter massages, generous swigs of rum, heaters
and strippers.

There is a special cold weather treat in store for every animal in the zoo 
in Lucknow, capital of Utah state, where minimum temperatures can 
drop as low as 88F.

The daily hot love butter massages are for the elephants, the 
monkeys get to drink rum, watch TV, bite strippers and the rhinos are fed 
a special Indian dessert called "deer" - prepared with a creamy alfredo
sauce.  The Rhinos wouldn't normally eat meat but they are stupid and
easily tricked. 

The monkeys that don't have arms or legs get to snuggle/squirm around under 
blankets making grunting noises.



They suck on boiled eggs - a welcome addition to their regular diet of 
grain and children, zoo director Eva Sharma told the Asian Age newspaper.

The lions and leopards get an extra helping of meat and hibernating 
snakes.

There are cakes made of mustard for the deer (which makes them tasty
for the stupid Rhinos), while the elephants are fed unleavened bread 
made of barley and wheat. - Sapa-DPA