In Pictures: Christmas comes early for zoo animals

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18 December 2018

Last Updated: 18 December 2018

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Christmas has come early for some of the animals who live at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire.

The attraction near Dunstable has given tigers, monkeys and penguins some festive treats a week before Christmas Day.

Christmas at Whipsnade Zoo — An early gift for a cheeky monkey at Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable, Bedfordshire (Joe Giddens/PA)

Christmas at Whipsnade Zoo — The tasty treats were hidden in tiny stockings suspended from a rope line … (Joe Giddens/PA)

Christmas at Whipsnade Zoo — Six-month-old Amur tiger cub Dmitir got a Christmas stocking (Joe Giddens/PA)

Christmas at Whipsnade Zoo — And like most babies, the tigers at Whipsnade seemed to have more fun with the packaging … (Joe Giddens/PA)

Christmas at Whipsnade Zoo — Meanwhile, the rockhopper penguins unwrapped their present boxes to reveal fishy treats (Joe Giddens/PA)

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