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ADORABLE PHOTOS: How animals celebrate the holidays around the world

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Tuesday, December 12, 2017
A man dressed in a Santa Claus costume poses for photographers with a polar bear named "Raspoutine", at the animal exhibition park Marineland in Antibes, southern France.
A man dressed as Santa Claus poses for photographers with two dolphins, at the Marineland animal exhibition park in Antibes, southeastern France.
Two elephants feed on a Christmas tree at the zoo Tierpark in Berlin, Germany. Every year discarded Christmas trees are offered to the animals as a snack.
Zoo owner Manny Tangcosits between an orangutan named "Pacquiao", left, and a Bengal tiger cub named "Tiger Duterte" at the Malabon Zoo north of Manila, Philippines
A diver in Santa costume feeds a turtle as part of the upcoming Christmas celebrations at Aquaria KLCC underwater park in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Elephants eat Christmas trees at the Berlin Zoo at the launch of the annual feeding of Christmas trees in Berlin.
A man dressed as Santa Claus poses for photographers with king penguins at the Marineland animal exhibition park in Antibes, southeastern France.
A man dressed in a Santa Claus costume poses for photographers with a killer whale named "Valentin" , at the animal exhibition park Marineland in Antibes, southern France.
A man dressed as Santa Claus interacts with king penguins at the Marineland animal exhibition park in Antibes, southeastern France.
A lion cub named Dominjun, right, and a tiger cub named Jangbori wear Santa Claus caps during an event to celebrate Christmas at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea.
A diver dressed as Santa Claus watches a robotic octopus as it performs for the visitors at the Creta Aquarium in the town of Hersonissos, on the Greek island of Crete.
Chloe Kardoggian, a 12-year old rescue chihuahua, models a guinea pig elf costume during the PetSmart holiday collection preview in New York.
An 8-year old Chihuahua named Coco is seen out in the winter cold in his new Christmas sweater in Los Angeles.
An orangutan named "Pacquiao" dressed in a Santa Claus costume reacts as he joins an "Animal Christmas Party" at the Malabon zoo in suburban Malabon, north of Manila, Philippines.
A tiger tries to unwrap a cardboard box containing chicken meat it received as Christmas gift in the zoo in Veszprem, 108 kms southwest of Budapest, Hungary.
A Bengal tiger cub named "Tiger Duterte" is bottle fed during their annual "Animal Christmas Party" at the Malabon Zoo in Malabon, north of Manila, Philippines.
Tinkerbelle the Dog models a Martha Stewart Pets scarf sweater and a Santa hat during the PetSmart holiday collection preview in New York.
A Squirrel monkey investigates a Christmas stocking, during a media opportunity at London Zoo.
Two Welsh Pembrokeshire Corgi dogs sit on a chair in front of wax work models of the British Royal family at Madame Tussauds wax works in London.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, center, kicks his leg as he poses with members of the Radio City Rockettes, after he blessed camels, sheep and a donkey, in New York.
Radio City Rockette star Lauren Renck stands between camels during the blessing of animals at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
A trio of giraffes pick treats from a makeshift Christmas tree as Christmas came early to residents of Sydney's Taronga Zoo.
A man holds a cat with a Christmas hat for an after-Christmas sales at an animal shop in the Bulgarian capital Sofia.
A man dressed as Santa Claus poses for photographers with two dolphins, at the Marineland animal exhibition park in Antibes, southeastern France.
A wallaby samples decorative hangings of fruit and nuts as animals at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, receive special Christmas treats that encourage them to forage.
Rockette Candace Jablonski looks up as a camel named Sally touches her head at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
Dogs dressed in Santa Claus outfits pose during a fundraising event in suburban Manila, Philippines.
Bacchus, left, and Irish, both Schnauzer dogs, dressed in a Santa Claus outfit pose during a fundraising event in suburban Manila, Philippines.
A Bolivian squirrel monkey, Saimiri boliviensis, eats a Christmas fondant it received as Christmas present in the Animal Park of Nyiregyhaza, 245 kms east of Budapest.
An Aldabra tortoise bites into a watermelon at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.
A man dressed in a Santa Claus costume poses for photographers with a polar bear named "Raspoutine", at the animal exhibition park Marineland in Antibes, southern France
A camel and sheep pose with Rockettes as the animals arrive for rehearsals for the "78th annual Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular" in New York.
A man dressed in Santa Claus feeds humboldt penguis at the animal exhibition park Marineland in Antibes, southern France.
A man dressed in a Santa Claus costume poses for photographers with a polar bear named "Raspoutine", at the animal exhibition park Marineland in Antibes, southern France.
A lion cub named Dominjun, right, and a tiger cub named Jangbori wear Santa Claus caps during an event to celebrate Christmas at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea
A man dressed in Santa Claus feeds an humboldt penguin at the animal exhibition park Marineland in Antibes, southern France.
A zoo worker in a diving suit poses next to a Christmas Nativity scene that was mounted at the bottom of the zoo aquarium as a shark swims by in Madrid, Spain.
Zoo owner Manny Tangco adjusts the Santa hat of an Orangutan named "Pacquiao" while giving school children a tour ahead of a Christmas celebration.
Lucifer the lion grabs hold of a Christmas present given to him during a media opportunity at London Zoo.
A woman from the Chilibulo community holds her llama on a leash, which she decorated with tinsel, during a parade on the seventh day of the "Novena" in Quito, Ecuador.
An elephant holds a Christmas tree at the Berlin Zoo at the launch of the annual feeding of Christmas trees in Berlin.
A man dressed in a Santa Claus costume poses for photographers with a killer whale named "Valentin" , at the animal exhibition park Marineland in Antibes, southern France.
A meerkat named Bob inspects a present left near a makeshift Christmas tree at Taronga Zoo in Sydney. The zoo is celebrating Christmas with the animals.
A sun bear opens a Christmas food gift at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. Animals ripped open festively wrapped Christmas gifts filled with fruit and nut style treats.
Grumpy Cat arrives at the 84th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade in Los Angeles.
A chimpanzee enjoys a colorful iceblock as Christmas came early to residents of Sydney's Taronga Zoo.
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ADORABLE PHOTOS: How animals celebrate the holidays around the worldA man dressed in a Santa Claus costume poses for photographers with a polar bear named "Raspoutine", at the animal exhibition park Marineland in Antibes, southern France.
AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau

Animals around the world are celebrating the holidays with special treats, outfits and even visits from Santa Claus!

Click through the photo gallery above to see how animals play a special role in holiday traditions.

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