Zookeepers at Drusillas Zoo Park in East Sussex have been treating their animals to some Easter themed 'egg-richment' activities to celebrate the holidays.
Animals including sloths, lemurs, meerkats, camels, and armadillos were introduced to Easter baskets full of colourful wooden eggs to encourage them to investigate, explore and interact with the unusual items as part of their daily enrichment programmes.
Each day in the zoo, more than 800 animals are offered new items, puzzles and activities to keep their minds stimulated and healthy.
Head keeper, Gemma Romanis, said:
“Just like humans, animals need to experience new and exciting things in their day to keep them stimulated.
"Introducing new and unusual things helps encourage them to use natural and instinctive behaviours such as recognising scents, foraging, and solving problems.
“It’s always great fun during the holidays to theme our enrichment and we’ve not introduced toy eggs in this way before, so it’s fascinating to see how the different species react to the same thing."
Drusillas, which offers adventure play, family rides, splash pad and dinosaur walk-through in addition to the zoo, has now created a park-wide Easter Egg Hunt for human visitors.
The initiative aims to raise money for the zoo's Charity of the Year — Wolo Foundation — which supports families in Sussex affected by cancer.
Anyone visiting the park can take part in the activity until April 18 (Monday) in return for a small donation to the charity.
Located just off the A27 in Alfriston, Drusillas Park is open daily from 10am, with plenty of Easter fun to be had this holiday.
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