Christmas in the zoo: animals are happy about festive surprises!

Christmas in the zoo: animals are happy about festive surprises!

In the Christmas season, the Hellabrunn zoo in Munich invites its visitors to experience the festively decorated animals. On Christmas Eve, the zoo is open until 4 p.m. and on the first and second Christmas holiday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The special attractions include Christmas trees that are decorated with fruit and vegetables to give the animals. These Christmas surprises are more than just an eye -catcher - they offer the animals valuable employment that stimulates their natural behavior. This reports the Süddeutsche Zeitung .

A look behind the scenes

The animals' reactions to their gift trees are very different. Escape animals, such as zebras, are careful, while raccoons and ancestry hunters explore the special decoration of fruit and pine branches curiously. The rock penguins are particularly enthusiastic - but more of the fish that are hidden under the trees. After the holidays, the zoo will feed unsuccessful Christmas trees from dealers, while Setzlings are generally rejected by private dealers based on potential pollutants, as the