Vegetarians

Orangutans Eat Slow Lorises When Plants Are Scarce, Research Suggests (VIDEO)

7 Feb 2012

Sumatran Orangutans are primarily vegetarians, but more evidence has emerged that some of the primates actually have a taste for meat. A female named Yet, only the fifth individual orangutan to be observed eating meat, was filmed devouring one of the world's cutest animals -- the slow loris.

Vegetarians in China: Adventures in translations

6 Feb 2012

In China, sometimes being a vegetarian means the same thing as being a lesbian. Iva Roze Skoch Talk about a travel keepsake for the scrapbook. When my friend Alexia went to China recently, she kept having problems in local restaurants explaining that she was a vegetarian. Her “no meat� pleading usually only got her “vegetarian meals with chicken.� If she was lucky. So Alexia finally decided to ...

Vegetarian diets have hidden benefits

5 Feb 2012

By: Julia Rauchfuss, COLUMNIST Vegetarians and vegans can vouch that if the most frequently asked question about their diet isn't, 'Why?' then it is most certainly, 'How do you get everything you need?' ... ;