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Last month, the Blair Drummond Safari Park in the United Kingdom hosted an Easter egg hunt for its chimpanzees. Many of them enjoyed playing with the papier-mache Easter eggs filled with healthy treats.
The eggs, placed on Chimp Island, were created by students from two primary schools as part of a hands-on enrichment project aimed at stimulating the chimps' curiosity and problem-solving skills.
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An elephant bathes to beat the heat on a hot summer day, at the National Zoological Park in New Delhi. Photo: AP
Camilla Leung (aged 8), Good Hope Primary School cum Kindergarten: Ah, this is so relaxing and refreshing!

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