00:00It's almost time for Christmas, and one doesn't have to look far to see the decorations going up for the
00:05cheerful holiday.
00:06At London's ZSL Zoo, animals were treated to a display of Advent calendars in which tasty snacks were to be
00:13found,
00:13making it a fun time for them and visitors at the zoo.
00:17Bolivian black-capped squirrel monkeys looked for treats in hanging Advent pouches,
00:21meerkats found their favorite cricket snacks behind the doors of their Advent calendars,
00:26and the lions, who had their own lion-sized calendar made for them, enjoyed a big slab of meat.
00:33I think it's really important to share Christmas with the animals, not just our visitors,
00:38but it's also really important that the animals join in.
00:41It's the magic of Christmas at London Zoo running now all the way through to January.
00:46That's so much fun!
00:48Simmons also added that including animals in the Christmas celebrations is a chance to educate kids about the future
00:54because they're the ones that will help us protect wild habitats like those of the Asian lions at the zoo.
01:01Cheers to that!
