Prague Zoo treats animals to a Halloween with pumpkins: meerkats, cheetahs and a caracal

Pumpkins instead of feeders

On Friday, October 30, Prague Zoo held its traditional Halloween activities for its animals, as reported by Euronews. Staff placed pumpkins of various shapes, sizes and colors across the grounds, adding extra treats inside. Meerkats searched for worms in the carved pumpkins, cheetah cubs played with their

Not just decoration, but a method

As Euronews explains, pumpkins serve as environmental enrichment — a method in which animals are offered new objects, food and tasks to stimulate natural behavior. For meerkats, searching for worms inside hollow pumpkins turns ordinary feeding into space exploration and foraging. The cheetah and caracal cubs, according to the outlet, are encountering pumpkins for the first time: the unusual object gives them a chance to explore something new and play. For visitors, such activities are an opportunity to see the animals' curiosity and playful behavior in an unusual setting.