Photo Story: Dutch zoo gears up for Halloween

A meerkat already celebrates Halloween in Amersfoort Zoo in Amersfoort, The Netherlands.

The animals received carved pumpkins to play with or to eat.

Photo: EPA-EFE/ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN

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