By SWNS staff

Cute images show animals at a wildlife park getting into the Halloween spirit – with pumpkins.

The photographs reveal a selection of different creatures marking the seasonal holiday.

From white rhinos to giant tortoises, snakes and meerkats – photographer Philip Joyce took the pics at Cotswold Wildlife Park in Burford, Oxfordshire.

Images show the Park’s very own “ghost” a Bush Baby that is completely white due to a rare genetic gene.

Section head of primates, small mammals and bird, Natalie Horner, said: “Ghost is named so because he is leucitic, meaning he has white fur due to a partial loss of pigmentation.

“Our Bush Babies Ghost and Flynn enjoyed some tasty mealworms in their pumpkin.

“They both engaged with the enrichment instantly and looked to get a lot of enjoyment out of it.”

Videos also show a Giant Tortoise trio or “a creep” (the collective noun used for a group of Tortoises) – George, the Park’s oldest resident at 87, Sheldon and Darwin, devouring their pumpkins.

Natalie Horner added: “Halloween always provides the keepers with an opportunity to treat our animals with some novel, ‘spooky’ enrichment as part of their daily husbandry.

“This year, we provided pumpkins, which had been lovingly carved by their keepers and filled with some of their favorite treats.

“Enrichment is an important part of our daily husbandry provision for most of our species.

“We provide enrichment to promote and encourage natural behaviors, and help to keep our animals mentally and physically stimulated.”