Angela Ryan, London Zoo's head of zoological operations, said: "Introducing these festive offerings to the animals' habitats is a way to encourage the lions and monkeys to use their incredible exploratory skills. The Asiatic lions rely on their keen sense of smell to discover treats, while others, like the squirrel monkeys, will put their problem-solving skills to the test, figuring out how to access goodies hidden inside festive packaging."
These gifts are meant to encourage the lions to use their keen sense of smell to explore the unfamiliar scents and the wrapped boxes. The zoo's black-capped squirrel monkeys were treated to small advent calendar boxes filled with their favourite insects, nuts, and seeds, providing a new challenge, as they have to use their foraging skills to open the cardboard advent presents.
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