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JERUSALEM \u2013 Peering through enclosure windows, they were a popular source of entertainment at Jerusalem\u2019s Biblical Zoo.<\/p>\n

But the human visitors haven\u2019t been around for a month, since the start of a national coronavirus lockdown in Israel, and the animals miss staring at them, zoo keepers say.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are sitting above, they are playing with each other,\u201d Nili Avni-Magen, the zoo\u2019s head veterinarian, said at the primates\u2019 enclosure. \u201cWe are trying to do enrichments but they are missing the visitors in the big front window.\u201d<\/p>\n

A sprawling site in Jerusalem, the zoo contains a wide variety of animals but gives pride of place to species mentioned in the bible.<\/p>\n

With no visitors around, the animals must make do with interacting with their keepers, who are busy feeding and tending to kangaroos, zebras and elephants.<\/p>\n

When a Reuters television crew toured the zoo, black-and- gold howler monkeys came out of their house, eager to take a look.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are really missing it,\u201d Avni-Magen said about the daily interaction with visitors. \u201cThey are sitting and waiting that the zoo will open again.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lions, however, seem to be an exception, sidling closer to their keepers and the front areas of their compound now that the crowds are gone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey feel more secure when they see less people,\u201d Avni-Magen said.<\/p>\n

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