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UK: Dudley Zoo's store manager has 1,600 mouths to feed

Store manager Gary Arnold is the man with a whopping £2,500 weekly shopping bill, including 130kg of bananas, 60 cucumbers and 56 bunches of broccoli. Arnold has the important job of making sure all of Dudley Zoo's animals are well fed and with 1,600 mouths to feed it keeps him busy.



From the giraffes to the lemurs - he is responsible for ordering and arranging the deliveries of everything they need from the freshest fruit and vegetables to specialised dry food and bedding as well as collecting goods from suppliers.
Then, every morning, crates of food are delivered to each of the different section kitchens around the 40-acre site so keepers can prepare the meals for their charges.

Food deliveries arrive at the zoo every other day and everything has to be accurately weighed and recorded before being distributed out across the 40-acre site every day of the year according to the different species' needs.

Expressandstar.com reports how, with a vast selection of seasonal fruit and veg including apples, bananas, oranges celery, and onions, the animals certainly surpass their recommended five a day.
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