By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, AndyDisco on Twitter
I needed to post some fun animal pics after my last link. I robbed all of these from The Chicago Tribune and were taken by Heather Charles (who did a great job). These pics kick rear.
The Animals at Brookfield Zoo were given pumpkins. Genius.
Whirl samples the cuisine
Whirl, a female 2-year-old Amur Tiger, licks a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo. Animals were given pumpkins as part of zoo-wide behavioral enrichment program and a Halloween treat.



Pumpkins for Hudson's habitat
(Tribune photo by Heather Charles / October 28, 2009)
Hudson, a male 2-year-old Polar Bear, carries a pumpkin through his habitat at the Brookfield Zoo.


Nadaya's pumpkin
Nadaya, a male 8-year-old Western Lowland Gorilla, eats a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo.
Almighty Isis
Isis, a female 4-year-old African Lion, stands and holds a pumpkin in her mouth at the Brookfield Zoo.
(Tribune photo by Heather Charles / October 28, 2009)
Boo at the zoo

That's how I roll.