Zoo around the work give their animals pumpkins each year because it "encourages natural behaviors, stimulates the senses, activates the mind, works muscles and engages animals socially." It also makes for a some darn cute Halloween photo ops!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/17/its-pumpkin-time-for-zoo-animals-across-the-us-whether-they-like-it-or-not
A ring-tailed lemur gets explores a jack-o’-lantern.
http://wvxu.org/post/fiona-and-elephants-enjoy-zoo-pumpkin-fun
The famous Fiona from the Cincinnati Zoo is enjoying her first gourd.
A western lowland gorilla bites off more than he can chew at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.
