Zoo Miami's animals receive treats to celebrate Xmas holidays

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Christmas has come early for some animals at the Zoo Miami in Florida, as they received holiday treats and gifts as seen on Friday.

The treats were part of the Zoo’s enrichment programme, whereby staff set up barrels containing different foods for the animals with which the animals can engage and even play with.

“Enrichment is a very important part of keeping these animals both mentally and physically healthy,” said Ron Magill, Communications Director of the Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Garden.

An elephant and a bear could be seen engaging with props and eating their Christmas treats, entertaining visitors.

The Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens, also known as Zoo Miami or Miami MetroZoo, is the largest zoo in Florida.

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SOT, Ron Magill, Communications Director, Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Garden: “Well, today is part of our enrichment activity that we do for a variety of animals here at the park. Today was the sloth bear and our African elephants. Enrichment is a very important part of keeping these animals both mentally and physically healthy. They have things where they have to reach in and see the bucket behind the barrel, they have to learn how to turn that barrel around where there’s grain inside the barrel, which is one of their favourite foods. So they learn to engage by moving the barrel to get the grain down. We hide some of their favourite treats cantaloupe, carrots, different kinds of fruits and vegetables as well as an Australian pine tree, which is as close to a Christmas tree as we can get here in South Africa and again it keeps them mentally stimulated, it keeps them physically stimulated and as I said it’s a part of our enrichment programme and we do that for almost all the animals within the zoo.”

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