Inviting animals from the barnyard and beyond to celebrate Christmas
Humans can’t help but go overboard at Christmas-time and bring animals into celebrations
Radio City Rockettes laugh as they hold Azzuri, the camel that along with other animals reported for the first day of rehearsals for the Radio City Music Hall " Christmas Spectacular," Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006 in New York.DIMA GAVRYSH/The Associated Press
Visitors take photographs of penguins wearing Santa Claus (in red) and Christmas tree (in green) costumes during a promotional event for Christmas at an amusement park in Yongin, south of Seoul, December 18, 2013.KIM HONG-JI/Reuters
Farm animals are walked down the aisle and blessed by church officials during the "Blessing of the Animals" at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014.Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters
A dolphin returns a parcel to its trainer during a special Christmas show at the Shinagawa Aqua Stadium in Tokyo December 23, 2014.THOMAS PETER/Reuters
A baby orangutan plays with a Christmas costume at the zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, 146 kilometers east of Prague, Czech Republic, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. Christmas Day came early for some animals in the zoo, where the employees prepared presents for them filled with dried fruit, nuts, clothes or dishes.
Abi the Asiatic lioness hits a 'Christmas pudding' decorated ball at London Zoo in central London, December 22, 2004. The decorated ball serves a practical purpose as part of the animal's enrichment programs, according to the zoo, as various seasonal decorations and food-based Christmas presents were handed by keepers to animals ahead of December 25.TOBY MELVILLE/Reuters