Christmas at the Zoo
Christmas for animals in a zoo is a lot like Christmas for children. Here's a roundup of past Christmas celebrations at zoos around the world.
From the Australian Reptile Park in Sydney, Australia:
1.
Elvis, a saltwater crocodile, also known as "Australia's crankiest croc."
2.
Dennis the chameleon.
From the Hanover Zoo in Germany:
3.
A hawk, making an exciting discovery.
4.
A suricat opening its gift. Oh boy, mealworms!
From the London Zoo:
5.
Asian lion Abi and her cubs Heidi and Indi. The cubs were about two and a half months old; it was 2011 and their first Christmas.
6.
Asian lion Lucifer, mate of Abi and father of Heidi and Indi.
7.
Ring-tailed coatis.
8.
A mob of excited meerkats...
9.
...one of which got a little too eager. HELP!
From the Zoo Safari Sao Paulo:
10.
Entertainment for a Siberian tiger...
11.
...a lion...
12.
....and a toucan.
A chimpanzee and her children explored their Christmas stockings at the Buenos Aires Zoo.
13.
The Taronga Zoo, in Sydney, Australia, goes all out for their animals on Christmas. (In fairness to other zoos, they appear to have one hell of a publicity department.)
14.
African (jackass) penguins.
15.
A Kodiak bear.
16.
Mahale, a Western lowland gorilla, was crazy for popcorn. Even without butter. (The gorillas are on a low-fat diet.)
17.
Just a LITTLE higher...
18.
Australian sea lions Lexi and Miya enjoyed their new toys.
19.
The Sumatran tigers clearly had a ton of fun tearing open their presents.
20.
21.
22.
Jumilah seemed especially pleased with her tiger popsicle. (Colored cat's milk with a touch of blood for extra flavor.)
23.
Ten-month-old wallaby joey Jolene. It was her first Christmas.
24.
A tree kangaroo.
And finally, in my neck of the woods:
25.
Amanda the mountain lion at the Orange County Zoo in Irvine, California...
26.
...and Pike the polar bear at the San Francisco Zoo, also in California.
Also posted to randompictures.
From the Australian Reptile Park in Sydney, Australia:
1.
Elvis, a saltwater crocodile, also known as "Australia's crankiest croc."
2.
Dennis the chameleon.
From the Hanover Zoo in Germany:
3.
A hawk, making an exciting discovery.
4.
A suricat opening its gift. Oh boy, mealworms!
From the London Zoo:
5.
Asian lion Abi and her cubs Heidi and Indi. The cubs were about two and a half months old; it was 2011 and their first Christmas.
6.
Asian lion Lucifer, mate of Abi and father of Heidi and Indi.
7.
Ring-tailed coatis.
8.
A mob of excited meerkats...
9.
...one of which got a little too eager. HELP!
From the Zoo Safari Sao Paulo:
10.
Entertainment for a Siberian tiger...
11.
...a lion...
12.
....and a toucan.
A chimpanzee and her children explored their Christmas stockings at the Buenos Aires Zoo.
13.
The Taronga Zoo, in Sydney, Australia, goes all out for their animals on Christmas. (In fairness to other zoos, they appear to have one hell of a publicity department.)
14.
African (jackass) penguins.
15.
A Kodiak bear.
16.
Mahale, a Western lowland gorilla, was crazy for popcorn. Even without butter. (The gorillas are on a low-fat diet.)
17.
Just a LITTLE higher...
18.
Australian sea lions Lexi and Miya enjoyed their new toys.
19.
The Sumatran tigers clearly had a ton of fun tearing open their presents.
20.
21.
22.
Jumilah seemed especially pleased with her tiger popsicle. (Colored cat's milk with a touch of blood for extra flavor.)
23.
Ten-month-old wallaby joey Jolene. It was her first Christmas.
24.
A tree kangaroo.
And finally, in my neck of the woods:
25.
Amanda the mountain lion at the Orange County Zoo in Irvine, California...
26.
...and Pike the polar bear at the San Francisco Zoo, also in California.
Also posted to randompictures.