Zoo Sets Up Christmas List for Animals

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – What do you get European black vulture that has everything? Something dead, probably, but if you’re squeamish, check with the Riverside Zoological Society of Scottsbluff.

The society has set up a “Special Wishes Tree” at the zoo’s gift store. Its decorations have pictures of zoo animals on one side, a special request on the other.

“Pick your favorite furry, scaly or feathered zoo resident and find out what they would enjoy receiving during the winter season,” said Zoo Director Joe Clawson.

Among the requests:

For chimps – spices, peanut butter, sugar-free Jell-O or pudding, blankets or towels.

For birds – canned pet food, frozen shrimp, bird toys.

For monkeys – applesauce, cereal, crackers, dry fruit, blankets, sugar-free pudding, towels and rope.

For bison and zebra – push-broom heads to use as rubbing stations.

And for big cats – Hot Bod after-shave, which Clawson says they find irresistible when dabbed here and there around their enclosures.

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Information from: Star-Herald, http://www.starherald.com