Jerusalem zoo animals get lonely in lockdown

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Lockdown is a lonely time for animals

at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo

Zookeepers say the animals miss human visitors

after doors were closed to the public

(SOUNDBITE) JERUSALEM BIBLICAL ZOO'S ZOOLOGICAL DIRECTOR AND HEAD VETERINARIAN, NILI AVNI-MAGEN, SAYING:"We do see a change in the behavior when there are visitors and where we don't have the visitors. For example, you came here -- the zoo is closed but you are a group -- and we see that they are back to the upper area of the exhibit, they move out from the house and they come back to interact with visitors. I'm happy to see it."

For now, they're making do with their keepers

SOUNDBITE) (English) JERUSALEM BIBLICAL ZOO'S ZOOLOGICAL DIRECTOR AND HEAD VETERINARIAN, NILI AVNI-MAGEN, SAYING:"We are here with the chimpanzees, the great ape and we see that in the last month they are really seeking for interaction. Before that they are really keep coming closer to the window, they are playing with the people, they are interacting and now they are really missing it, they are sitting and waiting that the zoo will open again."