Banana, a 4-year-old pygmy hippopotamus at Brookfield Zoo, takes a bite out of her Halloween treat. (Jim Schulz / CZS-Brookfield Zoo)
Trick or treating came early this week for animals at Brookfield Zoo.
Staff served up pumpkins as enrichment to several of the zoo’s residents, including Banana, a 4-year-old pygmy hippopotamus, who quickly turned her gourd into pulp.
Wondering how a polar bear might react to a jack-o’-lantern? Find out this weekend when caretakers pass out more pumpkins during Brookfield’s “Boo! at the Zoo” event.
Swing by Saturday at 10:30 a.m. to see Axhi, a brown bear, and Hudson, one of the zoo’s polar bears, receive their treats. Or visit Sunday, same time, when the western lowland gorillas get in on the fun.
Video: Banana, a 4-year-old pygmy hippopotamus, goes, well, bananas for pumpkin at Brookfield Zoo. (Lynette Kleisner / CZS-Brookfield Zoo)
Sophia, an orangutan at Brookfield Zoo, chomps on her pumpkin. (Jim Schulz / CZS-Brookfield Zoo)
Heidi the orangutan analyzes her pumpkin bite like a practiced food critic. (Jim Schulz / CZS-Brookfield Zoo)
Guess no one told Fisher, the grey seal, that it's not polite to play with food. (Jim Schulz / CZS-Brookfield Zoo)
It'll take more than a carving of the world's largest rodent — the capybara — to scare this pair of Galapagos tortoises away from their pumpkin treat. (Jim Schulz / CZS-Brookfield Zoo)
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