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Adorable Seals, Orangutans And Kangaroos Enjoy Homemade St. Patrick's Day Treats At Brookfield Zoo

CHICAGO (CBS)-- St. Patrick's Day isn't just for humans--at least at Brookfield Zoo, where adorable animals snacked on green shamrock-shaped treats made of with biscuits and gelatin.

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Two grey seals, Ziggy and Scooter, enjoyed a shamrock-shaped ice and gelatin cake adorned with fish; while an orangutan named Kekasih snacked on a clover-shaped biscuit cookie.

You didn't have to be Irish to get a treat. Kangaroos, a wombat, and a porcupine were also seen snacking on green biscuits on St. Patrick's Day.

Check out the cute photos from Brookfield Zoo.

Kekasih and Shamrock
(Brookfield Zoo)

The treats were handmade by zoo staff.

Seals at Brookfield Zoo
(Brookfield Zoo)
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