01of 181300Koalaz/ facebookOne Australian family got a particularly festive furry surprise when they came home to find akoala climbing their Christmas tree.02of 18ZSL London ZooZSL London Zoo made a special delivery to their gorilla pals in the form of wrapped “Christmas presents” that the animals enjoy playing with, plus exposure to someChristmas music. Their top pick? Naturally,Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.“03of 18Groot the Octopus, a resident of the Aquarium of the Pacific, loves Christmas goodies as much as anyone else — check out how fast he gets his treats tin open!04of 18The kangaroos at Zoos Victoria in Australia are bouncing with excitement about their gifts.05of 18In 2019, Santa visited the Cincinnati Zoo’s animals, dropping off gifts for the red pandas and cheetahs, plus an extra-big box for its most famous resident, Fiona the hippo.06of 18Courtesy ZSL London ZooFa la la la llama! The ZSL London Zoo’s llamas, Ande and Dainty, made the “naughty list” fordigging into the zoo’s (edible!) holiday decorationsbefore visitors got a chance to see them.07of 18The gorillas at Zoos Victoria were such superfans ofMichael Bublé’sChristmas albumthat they listened to it year-round. In 2020, the singer visited the primates togive his biggest fan-imals an in-person concert.08of 18At Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo, even the seals enjoy the annual Zoo Lights exhibit.09of 18Steve Goodall/Oakland ZooWho needs sugar cookies? For the elephants at the Oakland zoo, leftover Christmas trees were the treat.10of 18Courtesy Dancers and DogsDance of the sugar plum … puppies? The St. Louis Ballet lenta littleNutcrackermagic to adoptable shelter petsin hopes of finding them homes.11of 18ZSL London ZooThe best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to meerkat. The furry pals at ZSL London Zoogot their own letters to Santa mailboxto send along their Christmas wishes. (And they’ll probably get what they asked for: The mailbox is filled with crickets!)12of 18Wealsowant a hippopotamus for Christmas after seeing these pygmy hippos munching on evergreens at the San Diego Zoo.13of 18The Cincinnati Zoo stuffed some stockings for some very curious animals — and our Christmas wish is for even more videos of them being “opened.“14of 18The takins at the San Diego Zoo didn’t have to dream of a white Christmas: The zookeepers brought them some ice, snow and edible wreaths!15of 18The St. Louis Zoo’s sea lion seems awfully interested in borrowing that Santa hat.16of 18At the Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago, children can send letters to the animals. Reindeer Josie and Bunny were there to supervise drop-off in 2020.17of 18Scuba Santa goes from the North Pole to under the sea with the Adventure Aquarium’s hammerhead shark.18of 18Another aquarium with a Scuba Santa in residence, the Newport Aquarium, shared a video of Santa “scratching the back” of the aquarium’s grouper with gravel.
01of 181300Koalaz/ facebookOne Australian family got a particularly festive furry surprise when they came home to find akoala climbing their Christmas tree.
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1300Koalaz/ facebook
One Australian family got a particularly festive furry surprise when they came home to find akoala climbing their Christmas tree.
02of 18ZSL London ZooZSL London Zoo made a special delivery to their gorilla pals in the form of wrapped “Christmas presents” that the animals enjoy playing with, plus exposure to someChristmas music. Their top pick? Naturally,Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
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ZSL London Zoo
ZSL London Zoo made a special delivery to their gorilla pals in the form of wrapped “Christmas presents” that the animals enjoy playing with, plus exposure to someChristmas music. Their top pick? Naturally,Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
03of 18Groot the Octopus, a resident of the Aquarium of the Pacific, loves Christmas goodies as much as anyone else — check out how fast he gets his treats tin open!
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Groot the Octopus, a resident of the Aquarium of the Pacific, loves Christmas goodies as much as anyone else — check out how fast he gets his treats tin open!
04of 18The kangaroos at Zoos Victoria in Australia are bouncing with excitement about their gifts.
04of 18
The kangaroos at Zoos Victoria in Australia are bouncing with excitement about their gifts.
05of 18In 2019, Santa visited the Cincinnati Zoo’s animals, dropping off gifts for the red pandas and cheetahs, plus an extra-big box for its most famous resident, Fiona the hippo.
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In 2019, Santa visited the Cincinnati Zoo’s animals, dropping off gifts for the red pandas and cheetahs, plus an extra-big box for its most famous resident, Fiona the hippo.
06of 18Courtesy ZSL London ZooFa la la la llama! The ZSL London Zoo’s llamas, Ande and Dainty, made the “naughty list” fordigging into the zoo’s (edible!) holiday decorationsbefore visitors got a chance to see them.
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Courtesy ZSL London Zoo
Fa la la la llama! The ZSL London Zoo’s llamas, Ande and Dainty, made the “naughty list” fordigging into the zoo’s (edible!) holiday decorationsbefore visitors got a chance to see them.
07of 18The gorillas at Zoos Victoria were such superfans ofMichael Bublé’sChristmas albumthat they listened to it year-round. In 2020, the singer visited the primates togive his biggest fan-imals an in-person concert.
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The gorillas at Zoos Victoria were such superfans ofMichael Bublé’sChristmas albumthat they listened to it year-round. In 2020, the singer visited the primates togive his biggest fan-imals an in-person concert.
08of 18At Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo, even the seals enjoy the annual Zoo Lights exhibit.
08of 18
At Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo, even the seals enjoy the annual Zoo Lights exhibit.
09of 18Steve Goodall/Oakland ZooWho needs sugar cookies? For the elephants at the Oakland zoo, leftover Christmas trees were the treat.
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Steve Goodall/Oakland Zoo
Who needs sugar cookies? For the elephants at the Oakland zoo, leftover Christmas trees were the treat.
10of 18Courtesy Dancers and DogsDance of the sugar plum … puppies? The St. Louis Ballet lenta littleNutcrackermagic to adoptable shelter petsin hopes of finding them homes.
10of 18
Courtesy Dancers and Dogs
Dance of the sugar plum … puppies? The St. Louis Ballet lenta littleNutcrackermagic to adoptable shelter petsin hopes of finding them homes.
11of 18ZSL London ZooThe best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to meerkat. The furry pals at ZSL London Zoogot their own letters to Santa mailboxto send along their Christmas wishes. (And they’ll probably get what they asked for: The mailbox is filled with crickets!)
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The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to meerkat. The furry pals at ZSL London Zoogot their own letters to Santa mailboxto send along their Christmas wishes. (And they’ll probably get what they asked for: The mailbox is filled with crickets!)
12of 18Wealsowant a hippopotamus for Christmas after seeing these pygmy hippos munching on evergreens at the San Diego Zoo.
12of 18
Wealsowant a hippopotamus for Christmas after seeing these pygmy hippos munching on evergreens at the San Diego Zoo.
13of 18The Cincinnati Zoo stuffed some stockings for some very curious animals — and our Christmas wish is for even more videos of them being “opened.”
13of 18
The Cincinnati Zoo stuffed some stockings for some very curious animals — and our Christmas wish is for even more videos of them being “opened.”
14of 18The takins at the San Diego Zoo didn’t have to dream of a white Christmas: The zookeepers brought them some ice, snow and edible wreaths!
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The takins at the San Diego Zoo didn’t have to dream of a white Christmas: The zookeepers brought them some ice, snow and edible wreaths!
15of 18The St. Louis Zoo’s sea lion seems awfully interested in borrowing that Santa hat.
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The St. Louis Zoo’s sea lion seems awfully interested in borrowing that Santa hat.
16of 18At the Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago, children can send letters to the animals. Reindeer Josie and Bunny were there to supervise drop-off in 2020.
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At the Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago, children can send letters to the animals. Reindeer Josie and Bunny were there to supervise drop-off in 2020.
17of 18Scuba Santa goes from the North Pole to under the sea with the Adventure Aquarium’s hammerhead shark.
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Scuba Santa goes from the North Pole to under the sea with the Adventure Aquarium’s hammerhead shark.
18of 18Another aquarium with a Scuba Santa in residence, the Newport Aquarium, shared a video of Santa “scratching the back” of the aquarium’s grouper with gravel.
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Another aquarium with a Scuba Santa in residence, the Newport Aquarium, shared a video of Santa “scratching the back” of the aquarium’s grouper with gravel.
source: people.com
