Nadaya, a male western lowland gorilla, eats a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois October 28, 2009. Zookeepers fed pumpkins to the zoo's lions, tigers, bears and gorillas, in honor of the upcoming October 31 Halloween holiday.
BRISTOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: Meeko the racoon at Bristol Zoo Gardens investigates a special carved pumpkin that has been left as a special Halloween treat in his enclosure on October 28, 2009 in Bristol, England. The gift of the pumpkin does have a serious side, as they are a great addition to the animals� regular diet as they are high in vitamins, potassium, protein and fibre - as well as being the perfect enrichment toy, as the animals have to delve inside to reach the succulent flesh and plump seeds.
Axhi, a fourteen-year-old Grizzly bear devours a pumpkin at the Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. With the Halloween season nearing, several of the animals, including lions, tigers, polar bears, brown bears and gorillas were given pumpkins to enjoy and play with as part of the zoo-wide behavioral enrichment program.
Axhi, a fourteen-year-old Grizzly bear devours a pumpkin at the Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. With the Halloween season nearing, several of the animals, including lions, tigers, polar bears, brown bears and gorillas were given pumpkins to enjoy and play with as part of the zoo-wide behavioral enrichment program.
Hudson a-two-year-old polar bear, eats a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois October 28, 2009. Zookeepers fed pumpkins to the zoo's lions, tigers, bears and gorillas, in honor of the upcoming October 31 Halloween holiday.
Whirl, a two-and-a-half-year-old Amur Tiger carries a pumpkin at Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. With the Halloween season upon us, several of the animals, including lions, tigers, polar bears, brown bears, and the gorillas, were given pumpkins to enjoy and play with as part of the zoowide behavioral enrichment program.
Whirl, a two-year-old-Amur tiger, plays with a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois October 28, 2009. Zookeepers fed pumpkins to the zoo's lions, tigers, bears and gorillas, in honor of the upcoming October 31 Halloween holiday.
Whirl, a two-and-a-half-year-old Amur Tiger chases a pumpkin at Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. With the Halloween season nearing, several of the animals, including lions, tigers, polar bears, brown bears, and the gorillas, were given pumpkins to enjoy and play with as part of the zoowide behavioral enrichment program.
A flock of birds feeding nearby flies past a family looking for a Halloween pumpkin in a farmer's field on Vancouver Island in Saanich, British Columbia October 27,2009.
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