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Cutest way to recycle leftover Christmas trees? Elephants [Photos]
An elephant herd enjoys a post-holiday treat of Christmas trees on Jan. 4 at Berlin's Zoologischer Garten. It is annual tradition at the zoo to gift leftover Christmas trees to elephants during the first week of the new year.

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Catie Leary
Fri, Jan 04 2013 at 11:37 AM

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Big Snapshot, Christmas, Photography, Wild Animals
Elephant plays with a Christmas tree
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Elephant calf and adults play with a Christmas tree
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Herd of elephants play with Christmas trees
Photo: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
 
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Elephant munches on a Christmas tree
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