Santa brings Christmas treats to safari park

Santa brings Christmas treats to safari park

Keepers at a safari park ensured their animals were not left out of the Christmas fun by handing out presents.

Tasty treats were covered in layers of wrapping paper and given to the Barbary macaques at Blair Drummond Safari Park, near Stirling.

Barbary macaques at Christmas
The animals were not short of gifts (Andrew Milligan/PA)

And similar to many families across the country, they got together to open their gifts.

One then ran off with a favourite parcel.

As well as giving the animals an extra snack, the presents helped keep the animals entertained.

Barbary macaques at Christmas
A macaque makes off with a favourite present (Andrew Milligan/PA)

The endangered species are under threat in the wild due to many being sold into the illegal pet trade and the loss of habitat through logging.

Barbary macaques at Christmas
The animals got together to open their presents (Andrew Milligan/PA)

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