Hogle Zoo animals enjoy their own feast on Thanksgiving


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SALT LAKE CITY — Animals at the Hogle Zoo enjoyed some special treats during Hogle Zoo's annual Thanksgiving "Feast with the Beast" event Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Salt Lake City. Zoo keepers give food-based enrichment to many of the animals, including everything from turkey shaped piatas to pumpkins for the animals to stomp, drop and chomp.

Tuah, a baby orangutan picks through food. (Photo: Tom Smart, Deseret News)
Tuah, a baby orangutan picks through food. (Photo: Tom Smart, Deseret News)
Kronk, a 450-pound Aldabra Tortoise, enjoys his treat. (Photo: Tom Smart, Deseret News)
Kronk, a 450-pound Aldabra Tortoise, enjoys his treat. (Photo: Tom Smart, Deseret News)
Husani, a silverback gorilla picks through treats. (Photo: Tom Smart, Deseret News)
Husani, a silverback gorilla picks through treats. (Photo: Tom Smart, Deseret News)
Two African Crested Porcupines enjoy a pumpkin. (Photo: Tom Smart, Deseret News)
Two African Crested Porcupines enjoy a pumpkin. (Photo: Tom Smart, Deseret News)
Christie enjoys a pumpkin. (Photo: Tom Smart, Deseret News)
Christie enjoys a pumpkin. (Photo: Tom Smart, Deseret News)

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