The chimps' diet consists of bananas, potato leaves, sweet potatoes, plantains, coconuts, palm nuts and other fruits and vegetables, in addition to rice balls fortified with powdered milk.

CNN: Chimps in need after U.S. organization withdraws care

Pick up some gorgeously packaged petits fours, crunchy rice crackers or dried shredded squid for the folks at home, and pick up a couple of onigiri (rice balls) for an in-flight snack.

BBC: The depachika of Tokyo

Not only are there strict rules against any harsh treatment of the animals, but also elephants may not play more than two 20-minute games a day and each animal is rewarded with sugar cane or rice balls full of molasses and rock salt after each match.

BBC: Polo-playing elephants in Nepal

To use an analogy: The pass interference penalty helped Jerry Rice catch more balls.

FORBES: Connect

When he first saw the video of coach Mike Rice pushing, shoving and throwing balls at players in November, Pernetti said he wanted to fire him on the spot.

WSJ: Rutgers AD resigns amid basketball video scandal

The people are said to have thrown balls of zongzi (cooked rice) into the river to discourage the fish from eating his body.

BBC: Here be dragons

Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice was fired this week for pushing, shoving and throwing balls at players in November, and addressing players with homophobic slurs.

NPR: Former Ravens LB Ayanbadejo Sees Gays Coming Out

Rutgers, under the direction of President Robert Barchi and Kirschner, has been reviewing practices in all sports since men's basketball coach Mike Rice was fired in April after a video was made public that showed him kicking players, throwing balls at them and yelling anti-gay slurs.

WSJ: Rutgers lacrosse coach reinstated after suspension