What Zoo Animals Eat Pumpkins

Smaller animals might just use them more for going into and hanging out he said.

What zoo animals eat pumpkins. Animals such as elephants chimpanzees baboons goats and camels enjoy eating and playing with the pumpkins. But it wasnt until about 25 years ago that the Cincinnati Zoo started involving the public. When it comes to Halloween zoo animals just want the jack-o-lanterns.

At the Cincinnati Zoo Evans says staff members let the animals decide what to do with the gourds. Many of the most prominent zoos including the Brookfield Zoo Detroit Zoo Smithsonian Zoo Oakland Zoo and Los Angeles Zoo have historically given their animals pumpkins for Halloween and engaged the public in the process. Pumpkins are a safe treat for many animals - from pets to livestock.

Red Panda Cub Pabu Snacks On Grapes. Sometimes the animals eat the pumpkins and sometimes they smash them stomp them scratch them up and roll them around. This is when the animals devour treat-stuffed pumpkins.

A Siberian tiger plays with a pumpkin at the DierenPark Amersfoort zoo in Amersfoort Netherlands October 30 2014. See the whole list of animals lucky enough to get pumpkins. Even snakes may get them.

At some zoos visitors will find birds with pumpkins polar bears with pumpkins owls with pumpkins. Its good for you so you can bet all kinds of critters will enjoy it. Is Pumpkin Good for Wildlife.

Plenty of zoo animals are also set to benefit from the bumper crop. 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. Gorillas and elephants just love the simple taste of pumpkins the spokesperson of the zoo told us.