Christmas is a special day for those celebrating around the world. Animals, too, are joining in the fun. Here's a look at how animals of all shapes and sizes celebrate the festive season.
A Taronga Zoo chimpanzee gathers some Christmas presents after some gift-wrapped food treats and other tasty decorations were left inside the exhibit in Sydney on Dec 9, 2014.-- PHOTO: AFP
A dolphin returns a parcel to its trainer during a special Christmas show at the Shinagawa Aqua Stadium in Tokyo on Dec 23, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Shoppers pass Shrek, a Chow Chow dog raising money for the RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), on Oxford street during the final weekend of shopping before Christmas in London on Dec 20, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume feeds fish at the Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo on Dec 9, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
An elephant dressed in a Santa Claus costume performs for students ahead of the Christmas festival at a school in Ayutthaya province on Dec 24, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP
A white tiger catches in his mouth a wrapped Christmas package filled with food at the zoo in La Fleche, western France, on Dec 23, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP
A white lion tries to open a wrapped package filled with food as a Christmas gift at the zoo in La Fleche, western France, on Dec 23, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP
A zookeeper in a Santa Claus costume feeds ring-tailed lemurs at Tokyo's Ueno zoological garden on Dec 23, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP
A chimpanzee opens a Christmas package filled with food at the zoo in La Fleche, western France, on Dec 23, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP
A girl reacts as zoo owner Manny Tangco hold snakes behind an orangutan during the Animal Christmas party at Malabon Zoo in Manila on Dec 18, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A baby lion named Dominjun (centre) and a baby tiger named Jangbori (left) wear Santa Claus hats during a Christmas event at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, south of Seoul, on Dec 23, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP
A zookeeper wearing a Santa Claus costume feeds fruit and vegetables to Japanese macaques at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on Dec 24, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP
Zoo owner Manny Tangco kisses a grizzly bear during the Animal Christmas party at Malabon Zoo in Manila. -- PHOTO: AFP
Tian Tian, a giant panda eats a special Christmas panda cake crafted in the shape of a Christmas tree in the outdoor enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A Cotton-Top Tamarin inspects it Christmas cracker as they discover some gift-wrapped food treats and other tasty decorations in their exhibit at Taronga Zoo, in Sydney on Dec 9, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP
Kamchatka Brown Bear Mascha and her three cubs are seen during a Christmas feeding session at Hagenbecks zoo in Hamburg. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Students watch a worker wearing a Santa Claus costume feeding crocodiles as part of their Yuletide season presentation inside a crocodile farm in Pasay city -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A Taronga Zoo chimpanzee gathers some Christmas presents after some gift-wrapped food treats and other tasty decorations were left inside the exhibit in Sydney on Dec 9, 2014.-- PHOTO: AFP
