![CHRISTMAS 2015 A meerkat at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland peeks out from a package containing treats aboard a sleigh.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/zoo-animals-open-christmas-presents-gifts-photos-02.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
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![MONKEYS AT EDINBURGH ZOO Capuchin monkeys explore a decoration containing their favorite treats on a Christmas tree at Edinburgh Zoo.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/zoo-animals-open-christmas-presents-gifts-photos-01.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![CHRISTMAS 2015 A meerkat at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland peeks out from a package containing treats aboard a sleigh.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/zoo-animals-open-christmas-presents-gifts-photos-02.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![CHRISTMAS 2015 A chimpanzee at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo unwraps Christmas gifts stuffed with snacks.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/zoo-animals-open-christmas-presents-gifts-photos-03.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![CHILE-BUIN-FAUNA-CHRISTMAS This image released by Buin Park Zoo shows a ring-tailed lemur searching for a Christmas gift at the Buin Park Zoo on Dec. 22, 2105, in the commune of Buin, Chile.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/zoo-animals-open-christmas-presents-gifts-photos-04.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![FRANCE-ANIMALS-ZOO-CHRISTMAS-WHITE-LION-FEATURE White lion Yabou opens a Christmas package filled with food on Dec. 23, 2015 at the zoo in La Fleche, northwestern France.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/zoo-animals-open-christmas-presents-gifts-photos-05.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![CHILE-BUIN-FAUNA-CHRISTMAS This image released by Buin Park Zoo shows a rhinoceros approaching its Christmas gift at the Buin Park Zoo on Dec. 22, 2105, in the commune of Buin, Chile.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/zoo-animals-open-christmas-presents-gifts-photos-06.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Animals Celebrate Christmas At Taronga Zoo A Meerkat plays at Taronga Zoo, where the animals were given Christmas-themed enrichment treats and puzzles on Dec. 4, 2015 in Sydney.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/zoo-animals-open-christmas-presents-gifts-photos-07.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Christmas surprise for animals at Cali zoo A tiger paws at ribbons attached to a stack of grass at an enclosure of the zoo in Cali, Colombia, on Dec. 22, 2015.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/zoo-animals-open-christmas-presents-gifts-photos-08.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Germany Zoo A raccoon tries to unwrap a Christmas gift containing food at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Dec. 23, 2015.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/zoo-animals-open-christmas-presents-gifts-photos-09.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![AUSTRALIA-ANIMAL-CHIMPANZEE AUSTRALIA-ANIMAL-CHIMPANZEE](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/zoo-animals-open-christmas-presents-gifts-photos-10.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![FRANCE-CHRISTMAS-ANIMALS-ZOO-GRIZZLY-FEATURE Grizzly bears Igor, left, and Irina open a Christmas package filled with food at the zoo in La Fleche, northwestern France, on Dec. 23, 2015.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/zoo-animals-open-christmas-presents-gifts-photos-11.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![TOPSHOT-FRANCE-ANIMALS-ZOO-CHRISTMAS-LEMUR-FEATURE A group of lemurs prepare to open a Christmas package filled with food on Dec. 23, 2015 at the zoo in La Fleche, northwestern France.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/zoo-animals-open-christmas-presents-gifts-photos-12.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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