A MONKEY tucks into dinner produced using a British invention hailed as one of the year's top 50 innovations.The Verticrop greenhouse, below, allows Paignton Zoo in Devon to grow a range of plants in a small space - dramatically slshing the food bill for its animals.
Previously the zoo spent £200,000 a year buying in feed. The device, a joint project between the zoo and makers Valcent won praise in US Time Magazine.
The Sun, Friday, November 27, 2009, p55.
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(Submitted by Karen Palmer)
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