What Zoo Animals Eat Pumpkins

Animals have the right idea.

What zoo animals eat pumpkins. In 2009 the Minnesota Zoo shared footage of their grizzly bears tearing into a 500-pound behemoth as part of their Halloween celebration. Gorillas and elephants just love the simple taste of pumpkins the spokesperson of the zoo told us. Check out these pictures of all different species of animals from all over the world with one thing in common.

The elephants picked them up and within seconds the pumpkins were squashed. See the whole list of animals lucky enough to get pumpkins. The Cincinnati Zoo has its annual HallZooween the Detroit Zoo holds a yearly Smashing Pumpkins event and the Woodland Zoo puts on a Pumpkin Bash.

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Animals such as elephants chimpanzees baboons goats and camels enjoy eating and playing with the pumpkins. In the case of others like the lions bats geese and meerkats we use the pumpkins as feeding devices by carving holes into the pumpkins and hiding treats inside. Plenty of the animals are enjoying the pumpkins Elephants goats capybaras and giant tortoises all love to eat pumpkins.

Animals eat Halloween pumpkins in Zoo Budapest and Botanical Garden Source. Never cook fruits or vegetables before feeding them to your pet. Today animals at Brookfield Zoo were treated to some Halloween treatspumpkins.

Animals that are lithe or small enough to go inside the pumpkins like snakes bats and birds eat the pumpkins from the inside out. From the smallest of fish to the largest rhino animals at Chester Zoo were given pumpkins filled with treats to eat and play with and in some cases explore. Chimps share a pumpkin during Smashing Pumpkins at the Detroit Zoo.