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Headline: P-p-p-pick up a pumpkin! London Zoo's penguins celebrate Halloween
Caption: **VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE** BY MARK WORGAN Penguins, capybaras and gorillas are set to enjoy carved pumpkins at London Zoo as part of its Halloween celebrations on Thursday 29 October. The zoo's colony of Humboldt penguins will wake up to a fish breakfast served on pumpkin platters, while capybaras Kiwi and Gizmo will use their foraging skills to track down seasonal treats. Meanwhile, the Western lowland gorillas at the zoo's Gorilla Kingdom will investigate their own pumpkin patch. The troop includes Kiburi, Effie, Mjukuu, Alika, Gernot and youngsters Venus and Juno, who will explore the pumpkins in a scene reminiscent of families celebrating Halloween across the country. Daniel Simmonds, animal operations manager at London Zoo, said: “Halloween gives our zookeepers a great opportunity to come up with new seasonal ways to encourage our animals’ natural instincts and skills – laying down scent trails leading to tasty pumpkins, or hiding their food for foraging inside the carved creations. “This October we’ve invited our visitors to join us on a new Winnie-the-Pooh themed adventure, with our A Little Boy and His Bear storybook adventure trail, but we’ve made sure not to miss out on the Halloween fun!” The trail forms part of celebrations marking two significant anniversaries: the 200th anniversary of international conservation charity ZSL and the 100th anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh.
Keywords: feature, photo, zsl, london, animals, nature, natural world
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