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October 23, 1973
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Inmates of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, which suffered heavy losses during the Six-Day War shelling, are taking this war in their stride, says zoo director Aharon Shulov. All cages new have built-in air raid shelters and the animals–particularly the more intelligent ones like chimpanzees–take to them whenever there is the sound of a siren or even when an Israeli jet zooms overhead. Even at the sound of building blasts nearby, the chimps and orangutans dive into their shelters and cover their heads with their hands.

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