Holiday Enrichment 2001
Twas the morning before
Christmas...
and all through the zoo...
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Apollo was the first to discover the holiday treats. Then ... |
Samantha took her turn at the fire hose cube scented with meat! |
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Our female tiger, Djelita, was definitely interested in this strange looking "animal" in her exhibit, but it did smell tasty ... |
... so she pounced on it and ate the meat chunks that she found stuffed in the woven fire hose. |
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Above: The gibbons had their
stocking stuffed with food. Even little Emma Right: Everyone enjoyed their own treats and there was no fighting! |
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The ring-tailed lemurs loved their simple treat of flowers and greens. |
Our Siamang, Mahina, seemed a little cautious with her stocking but eventually enjoyed the food goodies inside. |
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Rusti, the orangutan, found his exhibit filled with a decorated Christmas tree, a giant snowman and a lots of presents filled with his regular treats. After knocking over the tree and pulling the stuffing out of the snowman, his play area was a mess ... which was just to his liking!
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Above: Baby Puiwa and mom Tatu have fun with their presents. Right: Puiwa doesn't want to miss anything inside the box. |
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With all the presents opened and the excitement over, it's time for a long nap. |
In the end, the toys are all broken...and the place is a mess! |
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Vaigai and Mari found all sorts of elephant treats under their Christmas trees. There were watermelons, pineapples, popcorn and peanuts sprinkled on the tree and stalks of sugar cane everywhere! |
It doesn't take elephants very long to consume their presents, including last but not least, their Christmas trees in their frozen fruit stands. Yum, yum, yum! |
Frequent enrichment for all captive birds and animals, whether they be in a zoo, a research facility or in your home as pets, is very important for their physical and mental well-being.
The Honolulu Zoo has regularly scheduled year-round enrichment activities for all of its residents.
Last Year's Christmas Party
Thanks for stopping by...
and from all of us at the Honolulu Zoo, to all of you...
HAVE A TERRIFIC NEW YEAR!
(Note: Some of last year's Christmas
pictures are included with this year's.)
