Animal tragic: New Zealand zoos strive to entertain lonely inhabitants amid lockdown

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Rhinos keep turning up for their belly rubs, and giraffes have been keeping their appointments, but there is no one to watch them

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While humans have been using Netflix and Zoom to quell the coronavirus lockdown ennui, New Zealand’s zoo animals have also been struggling with boredom – and zookeepers have had to resort to some unusual measures to keep them entertained.

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'Zookeepers had observed that many of their rare and endangered animals were missing the attention of humans, and continued to show up for their daily “meet the public” appointments – despite there being no public to watch them any more.' Like celebrities :p

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