
Keepers at London Zoo carved Halloween pumpkins for some of the 14,000 animals and stuffed them with special treats.
London Zoo’s zoological operations manager Dan Simmonds said: “With pumpkins in season, they are a sustainable snack for some of the animals, while others just love tearing them apart.”
An okapi looks for treats hidden inside a pumpkin (Jonathan Brady/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Jonathan Brady
Okapis, Oni and Ede, wrapped their bewitching black tongues around the pumpkins (Jonathan Brady/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Jonathan Brady
Playful tiger teens, Zac and Crispin, followed a cinnamon and nutmeg scent trail through leading them to a pile of giant gourds.
A Sumatran tiger enjoys its Halloween pumpkin (Jonathan Brady/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Jonathan Brady
The tigers enjoyed playing with their food before devouring it (Jonathan Brady/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Jonathan Brady
Komodo dragon Kahleesi clamped her 60 serrated, shark-like teeth around a meat-filled pumpkin.
A Komodo dragon investigates its pumpkin treat (Jonathan Brady/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Jonathan Brady
A Galapagos tortoise demolishes one of the pumpkins (Jonathan Brady/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Jonathan Brady