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Published 21:06 IST, October 4th 2019

Sydney Zoo celebrates World Animal Day in a unique way

Wild Life Sydney Zoo is celebrating World Animal Day in a unique way by calling for take-out and letting animal eat their favourite dishes at the zoo itself

Reported by: Divyam Jain
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On the occasion of World Animal Day, a zoo in Sydney had adopted a unique way to celebrate with animals by feeding them food delivered by via a food delivery app. The whole event was sponsored by the company behind the app. The Instagram image and a short video were shared on October 4 to commemorate the day. Netizens have approved of this gesture by the Sydney Zoo and are loving it by reacting to this gesture. 

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Animals get food delivered

In the picture, it can be seen that a delivery partner is feeding 'Rocky' the crocodile using a fishing rope in zoo premises, the Wildlife Sydney Zoo is holding a party for the residents of the zoo. Zoo officials also said that 'whether it’s a pouch potato of hay for our Kangaroos Dot, Dusk and Dawn or a peanut butter icy pole for Davey the Quokka, rest assured each guest has received a ZOO-pendous delivery of their favourite food'. The official handle for food delivery app, Deliveroo has also shared this rather unique method of feeding animals in a video by getting their favourite food delivered.


At the start of the video, the food app delivery partners feed a kangaroo and a crocodile.  

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Netizens approve

Netizens meanwhile have approved this unique gesture by the zoo with many users commenting praises for the zoo and the food delivery application. One user commented "👍🏼😻." "Another user commented "🥰🥰🥰." One user said "cute!!!!. "Happy world animal day! Sending love to all animals great and Small ❤️" said another user. Another user said " 😍👍🏻👏🏻😊"

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14:03 IST, October 4th 2019