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Zoo animals have a smashing (pumpkins) good time!

Zoos around the U.S. are getting into the Halloween spirit by letting animals eat and play with pumpkins.
A kangaroo checks out a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo.
A kangaroo checks out a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo.Jim Schulz / AP
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Asha, an Asian elephant at the Oklahoma City Zoo, eats a pumpkin on Oct. 20. At rear is her daughter, 6-month-old Malee.
Asha, an Asian elephant at the Oklahoma City Zoo, eats a pumpkin on Oct. 20. At rear is her daughter, 6-month-old Malee.Sue Ogrocki / AP
African lions Isis, right, and Zenda eye a rope of pumpkins in their enclosure at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill.
African lions Isis, right, and Zenda eye a rope of pumpkins in their enclosure at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill.Jim Schulz / AP
Newt, a Rodriguez fruit bat, is given a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo.
Newt, a Rodriguez fruit bat, is given a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo.Jim Schulz / AP
Curious meerkats swarm around a pumpkin as part of an enrichment program at the Brookfield Zoo.
Curious meerkats swarm around a pumpkin as part of an enrichment program at the Brookfield Zoo.Jim Schulz / AP
A kangaroo checks out a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo.
A kangaroo checks out a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo.Jim Schulz / AP

Zoos around the U.S. are getting into the Halloween spirit by letting animals eat and play with pumpkins.