The Korean thanksgiving holiday, Chuseok, is just around the corner,... and for many people, it's time to indulge in food and drinks.<br />But humans are not the only ones celebrating.<br />Animals at a local zoo are getting some special treatment as well.<br />Our Eum Jiyoung has more.<br />Thanksgiving will be just like any other day for the critters at South Korea's Everland Zoo, but last week, ahead of time, they had a special feast... and plenty of guests to entertain.<br />A 5-year-old red panda named Lessy is loving the special treatment. He got a traditional Korean plate called a 'Gujeol-pan' full of fruits like bananas, apples and tomatoes.<br />This bundle of fur, perched in a tree, is in an extra good mood today, greeting his keeper and the dozens of visitors who ooh and ahh.<br />"That panda is eating all that delicious fruit. I want to get some for Chuseok too "<br />The ring tailed lemurs are also getting some treats.<br />It's up to the zookeeper, who's wearing the traditional Korean 'Hanbok,' to make sure they all get to enjoy the feast.<br />It's fun for the visitors to watch the animals find, play with and eat their treats.<br />"We're doing this to celebrate Thanksgiving and have some fun with the animals living here at the zoo. We've set up some special ways to feed them, like the Gujeol-pan and putting bananas in the hay."<br />The treats are different for each species. Elephants get bundles of hay decorated with fruits and vegetables, which they gather around and put their snouts in.<br />The zoo is located in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do Province, and is home to more than 1,600 animals.<br />The pre-Thanksgiving feast has been a pleasure for the animals and zoo-goers alike.<br />Eum Ji-young Arirang News.<br />
