I DECIDED to share these pictures of animals who look like they are joining in the Christmas spirit. This baby orangutan above is playing with a Santa costume at a zoo near Prague, in the Czech Republic.
As a special treat for the animals in the zoo, employees prepared presents for them filled with dried fruit, nuts, clothes or dishes.
Pictured above left, a keeper dressed as Santa Claus interacts with king penguins at the Marineland animal exhibition park in Antibes, France.
An orangutan named Pacquiao is pictured left wearing a Santa costume and chewing leaves as zoo owner Manny Tangco feeds his brown Philippine deer, while giving school children a tour in the Philippines.
The yearly treat is aimed at encouraging residents to be sensitive to the feelings of animals, especially when exploding firecrackers during the festive celebrations.
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