Mick Lee

Mick Lee

Mick Lee is a Chicago radio personality and the Program Director of WLIT, 93.9 LITE FM. Originally from upstate NY, Mick wanted to be a radio DJ as a...Full Bio

 

Brookfield Zoo Puts Out Leftover Christmas Trees for Animals to Play With

By Mick Lee

Brookfield Zoo is giving this past year's Christmas trees one more use before being recycled for good!

The Zoo is putting the trees out in the exhibits so the animals can play with them.

They shared pictures of a lion, polar bear, buffalo, and other animals enjoying their new toys, and also gave the animals meat or bones with the trees.

You can see the pics below!

Eventually the trees will be ground down into mulch for use in landscaping and flower beds throughout the zoo.

Ahava and Malaya, two snow leopards at Brookfield Zoo, look for raw meat hidden in a Christmas tree, which they received as enrichment.

Ahava and Malaya, two snow leopards at Brookfield Zoo, look for raw meat hidden in a Christmas tree, which they received as enrichment.Photo: Jim Schulz/CZS-Brookfield Zoo

Hudson, a male polar bear, received a fish-mas tree as enrichment from the animal care staff at Brookfield Zoo.

Hudson, a male polar bear, received a fish-mas tree as enrichment from the animal care staff at Brookfield Zoo.Photo: Jim Schulz/CZS-Brookfield Zoo

Titus, a 5-year-old African lion at Brookfield Zoo, looks for meat hidden in a Christmas tree that animal care staff gave as enrichment to several of the animals.Photo: Jim Schulz/CZS-Brookfield Zoo

African painted dogs at Brookfield Zoo look for meat that was hidden in Christmas trees. Several of the animals, including the dogs, received the trees for enrichment.Photo: Jim Schulz/CZS-Brookfield Zoo

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