It's as traditional as Christmas that nearly every Zoo will hold some sort of festive photocall.
Whether it's a meerkat with a cracker or a chimp with a Santa hat, there's always plenty of Christmas spirit sprinkled over the Zoos around the world.
Zoo Animals with Christmas presents
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One of Bristol Zoo Garden's Macaque Monkeys inspects its Christmas stocking. (credit:PA)
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A Chimpanzee monkey with Christmas presents at Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. (credit:PA)
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Meerkats investigate a Christmas treat at London Zoo. (credit:PA)
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Zaire, a female gorilla from central Africa eats a piece of broccoli, after opening a Christmas stocking at London Zoo, this morning. (credit:PA)
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Raja the Komodo dragon, the world's largest type of lizard, uses his tongue to 'taste' the air around his Xmas present. (credit:PA)
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Steffi, a seven-year-old Giraffe joins the festive spirit as she eats her feed from a giraffe legged sized Christmas stocking at London Zoo. (credit:PA)
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Mr Tumnus, a 14-week-old French Bulldog, enjoys a tea party for dogs at the Metrodeco Teashop in Brighton, East Sussex, as they bid to become the most dog friendly business in the city. (credit:PA)
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A chimpanzee with a Christmas present at Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. (credit:PA)
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A meerkat looks at a Christmas stocking at Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. (credit:PA)
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Black and white ruffed lemurs look at a Christmas present at Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. (credit:PA)
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A chimpanzee with a Christmas present at Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. (credit:PA)
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Orangutan Maliku and daughter Molly with Christmas presents at Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. (credit:PA)
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A black and white ruffed lemur looks at a Christmas presents at Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. (credit:PA)
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Gorilla Ozala with a Christmas presents at Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. (credit:PA)
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Orangutan Molly with Christmas presents at Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. (credit:PA)
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A black and white ruffed lemur looks at a Christmas presents at Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. (credit:PA)
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Gorilla Oala and its baby Lope with Christmas presents at Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. (credit:PA)
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A squirrel monkey consumes a meal of waxworms and sultanas from Christmas tree baubles at ZSL London Zoo. (credit:PA)
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African elephants eat unsold Christmas trees at Dvur Kralove nad Labem zoo in Czech Republic (credit:PA)
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Khan the nine year old Bengal tiger walks among recycled Christmas trees given to Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, North Somerset, as the big cats are fascinated and love the pine scent. (credit:PA)
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Khan the nine year old Bengal tiger relaxes on recycled Christmas trees given to Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, North Somerset, as the big cats are fascinated and love the pine scent. (credit:PA)
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A Ring Tailed Lemur investigates a Christmas present containing festive treats at Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. (credit:PA)
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A Ring Tailed Lemur investigates a Christmas stocking containing festive treats at Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. (credit:PA)
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A Sea Lion plays with a festive treat at Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. (credit:PA)
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Tian Tian eats her panda cake in her enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo . The UK's only pair of giant pandas were treated to an extra helping of panda cake this morning to celebrate their first Christmas in Scotland. (credit:PA)
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Donna the Elephant at Whipsnade Zoo near Dunstable plays with her Christmas present in the Elephant enclosure. (credit:PA)
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A chimpanzee opens a Christmas present containing nuts and seeds, in an enclosure at Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. (credit:PA)
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One of Bristol Zoo Garden's new reindeer enjoys its Christmas present filled with food. (credit:PA)
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Abi, a female lion, plays with a christmas pudding - a specially designed 'boomer ball'. (credit:PA)
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Raja the Komodo dragon, the world's largest type of lizard, takes a look around his Christmas present. (credit:PA)
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Yoko, a chimpanzee reacts after receiving a Christmas hamper, at Rio de Janeiro's zoo (credit:Getty Images)
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Elephants munch on Christmas trees in their enclosure at Berlin's Zoologischer Garten zoo (credit:Getty Images)
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A Meerkat plays with a Christmas decoration at Taronga Zoo in Sydney (credit:Getty Images)
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Lance, an Aldabra Tortoise looks at a handmade Christmas tree at Taronga Zoo in Sydney (credit:Getty Images)
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A lion holds a 'Christmas gift' during a photocall marking Christmas at the London Zoo in central London (credit:Getty Images)
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A tucan at the zoo pecks food attatched to a star-shaped piece of cardboard given by the staff as a Christmas present (credit:Getty Images)
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A Sumatran tiger, Bashii meets Santa whilst playing at Australia Zoo (credit:Getty Images)
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A Sumatran tiger, Bashii meets Santa whilst playing at Australia Zoo (credit:Getty Images)
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Cape penguins wearing scarves walk with a trainer in a Santa Claus costume during a Christmas show at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama (credit:Getty Images)
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A giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) collects an apple which fell off a Christmas tree made of giraffe browse during festivities at Taronga Zoo in Sydney (credit:Getty Images)
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Sharks swim next to Christmas nativity figures in the aquarium at the zoo in Madrid (credit:Getty Images)
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A chimpanzee unwraps Christmas presents that were delivered by Santa Claus (credit:Getty Images)