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Photos: Easter for red pandas at Red River Zoo

FARGO - At the Red River Zoo this Easter Sunday, even the animals got treats. Open on Easter for the first time, the zoo had Easter baskets and eggs for its animals, filled not with chocolate and jelly beans, but with treats the animals normally ...

2420032+032816.N.FF_.PANDA1_.jpg — A Chinese red panda sniffs for leftovers in an Easter basket Sunday, March 27, 2016, at the Red River Zoo in Fargo. Open for the first time on an Easter Sunday, the zoo had Easter treats for its animals, like the red pandas, who were given a paper mache egg with hay, apples and sweet potatoes. Rick Abbott / The Forum

By Rick Abbott

March 27, 2016 06:24 PM

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FARGO - At the Red River Zoo this Easter Sunday, even the animals got treats.

Open on Easter for the first time, the zoo had Easter baskets and eggs for its animals, filled not with chocolate and jelly beans, but with treats the animals normally munch like apples, sweet potatoes and hay.

Zoo executive director Lisa Tate said their being open on Easter was a way to give families something fun and educational to do on the weekend.

The day featured a schedule of events at various exhibits, with talks given by each animal's keepers and the dispersal of special Easter eggs to each group.