London Zoo chef whips up gourmet fare for penguins, gibbons

London Zoo chef whips up gourmet fare for penguins, gibbons

Wed, Jul 17 2013 at 12:50 PM

Photo: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

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Peckish penguins

Devereaux serves the zoo's beloved Humboldt penguins a heaping tray of capelin, a small species of forage fish found in the frigid waters of the Antarctic and southern Atlantic Oceans.

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Behind the scenes

Gary Devereaux (left), the executive chef of London Zoo's caterers, helps prepare meals for zoo's animal residents in a food prep room on July 17 at the London Zoo in London, England.

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When he's not assisting zookeepers on the finer points of non-human cuisine, Devereaux is preparing for the unveiling of the zoo's new Terrace Restaurant, which is due to open to the public on July 19.

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Photo: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

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'NO PARSNIP'

Wall-to-wall chalk boards list the dietary requirements of various animals in one of the zoo's food prep room.

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A meal fit for a monkey

This red bucket containing a variety of fruits and veggies is actually a meal designed to meet the strict dietary requirements of a single gibbon.

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