Animals at Berlin Zoo get Christmas treats

The animals at Berlin Zoo have been tucking into some Christmas treats - hearty panda cookies for Pit and Paule, Berlin's beloved pandas and a Christmas tree for the polar bears, Tonja and Hertha.

For the pandas at the zoo - two-year-old panda Hertha and 11-year old Tonja - a little Christmas tree was decorated with sweet potato, apple, beet and panda cookie, plus a jute bag scented with essential oils and bamboo galore.

The festive treats were also an early birthday greeting for the trio of lions, with Elsa, Mateo and Hanna celebrating their first birthday on December 25.