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

Last updated: January 05, 2024 | 11:45

Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor and with inputs from AP

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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.

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The tree treats were unwrapped Thursday in what has become an annual event.

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Elephants tore off branches with their trunks and either gobbled them or tossed them around their enclosure.

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The European bison nestled into the trees before starting to munch on them.

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And reindeer sniffed and played with the conifers.

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The zoo takes only fresh, unsold trees from select vendors.

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It doesn’t accept trees from the public, which could contain chemicals or leftover decorations.

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An elephant enjoys a Christmas tree in its enclosure at the Zoologischer Garten zoo in Berlin.

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An animal keeper serves a Christmas tree to European forest reindeers.

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A European bison enjoys a Christmas tree in its enclosure.

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