Elephants and primates find surprises in their enclosures

TAMPA, Fla. - The Lowry Park Zoo held the annual Pumpkin Toss for some animals on exhibit. 

The toss is meant to stimulate the animals' minds and provide rewards for what would otherwise be a routine day. 

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Lemurs dressed in Halloween masks give visitors a fright

A group of light-hearted lemurs gave visitors to an animal park in Milton Keynes a fright after they dressed up in spooky Halloween masks.

 A cheeky lemur gives his friends a fright (Picture: Zachary Culpin/ Solent)

The ring-tailed lemurs had fun running around the walk-through section of Woburn Safari Park donning ghoulish Frankenstein, werewolf and vampire masks.

As well as scaring visitors, park spokeswoman Abi Crowley said the primates got into the spirit of Halloween season by spooking each other and dining on pumpkin.

'All the lemurs and monkeys were running around teasing each other with the masks,' she said.

'They held the masks up to eat they looked like they were trying to spook each other out.

'And the sad face carved on the pumpkin was priceless as one of our monkeys munched straight into it.

'They are usually fed a lot of cabbage, carrots, tomatoes and squash so this was a nice treat.'

Staff put mashed banana on the back of the masks to attract the lemurs to the masks, while they also hung pumpkins on trees across the park.

Ms Crowley added: 'A lot of our visitors stopped to have a good look and enjoyed watching the animals' antics.'

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Owl gets trapped upside down in fake Halloween web

Halloween is over for another year and this owl, who got stuck in a fake web, will not be sad to see the back of it.

The western screech owl got stuck upside down for hours after flying into a green web in a back garden.

Luckily, someone spotted the bird and alerted wildlife experts.

Despite suffering from dehydration, it was unhurt and, after being treated with intravenous fluids, the bird was released in the same yard where it was found – after the residents had removed the web.
Melanie Piazza, from WildCare, where the owl was treated in San Rafael, California, said similar incidents were a lot more common than people may realise.

‘We’ve had squirrels come in with Fourth of July banners wrapped around their tails and deer that have been stuck in Christmas lights,’ she said.

‘How many times have you walked through a spider web yourself and got it across your face, and said, “Oh my god, I didn’t see that?”’

In Britain, the RSPCA says litter is a significant problem for wildlife and domestic pets – a fox cub was recently found with its head stuck in a dumped wheel hub, and a dog was discovered with its tongue caught in an empty can.

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