In Pictures: London Zoo animals celebrate Halloween with pumpkin treats
Sumatran tigers, okapis, Galapagos tortoises and a Komodo dragon embraced the spooky season at London Zoo.
Keepers at London Zoo carved Halloween pumpkins for some of the 14,000 animals and stuffed them with special treats.
London Zoo’s zoological operations manager Dan Simmonds said: “With pumpkins in season, they are a sustainable snack for some of the animals, while others just love tearing them apart.”
Playful tiger teens, Zac and Crispin, followed a cinnamon and nutmeg scent trail through leading them to a pile of giant gourds.
Komodo dragon Kahleesi clamped her 60 serrated, shark-like teeth around a meat-filled pumpkin.
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