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This clip of animals eating pumpkins is a delightful palate cleanser

A palate cleanser.
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Laura Vitto
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This clip of animals eating pumpkins is a delightful palate cleanser
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For those feeling particularly world weary this week, consider this palate cleanser: the animal residents of Brookfield Zoo in Illinois devouring pumpkins ahead of Halloween. This clip from the Associated Press shows some of the zoo's cutest residents chomping down on enormous helpings of squash.

May the delightful image of a python making its home inside a jack-o'-lantern carry you through whatever comes next week.

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Laura Vitto

Laura Vitto was Mashable's Deputy Culture Editor.


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