Photos: Unsold Christmas trees are on the menu for elephants and bison at the Berlin Zoo

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Photos: Unsold Christmas trees are on the menu for elephants and bison at the Berlin Zoo

Animals offered tree treats that were not sold before the Christmas holidays

Published: January 05, 2024 11:45 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor and with inputs from AP

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209519-01-02 — Berlin: There’s a bit of post-Christmas cheer on the menu for elephants and other tenants at the Berlin Zoo: they can chomp on Christmas trees that didn’t find a home. Image Credit: AFP

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209660-01-02 — The tree treats were unwrapped Thursday in what has become an annual event. Image Credit: AFP

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Germany_Animals'_Christmas_58864--ba19e — Elephants tore off branches with their trunks and either gobbled them or tossed them around their enclosure. Image Credit: AP

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209512-01-02 — The European bison nestled into the trees before starting to munch on them. Image Credit: AFP

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209728-01-02 — And reindeer sniffed and played with the conifers. Image Credit: AFP

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Germany_Animals'_Christmas_30596--0f823 — The zoo takes only fresh, unsold trees from select vendors. Image Credit: AP

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Germany_Animals'_Christmas_29598--5891c — It doesn’t accept trees from the public, which could contain chemicals or leftover decorations. Image Credit: AP

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209595-01-02 — An elephant enjoys a Christmas tree in its enclosure at the Zoologischer Garten zoo in Berlin. Image Credit: AFP

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209462-01-02 — An animal keeper serves a Christmas tree to European forest reindeers. Image Credit: AFP

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209697-01-02 — A European bison enjoys a Christmas tree in its enclosure. Image Credit: AFP

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