Happy Halloween

Hamburg Zoo gives orangutans a pumpkin for a Halloween treat. (Via Jezebel.)

And some Halloween poems.

Smoking will kill you.

Eventually.

R.I.P. Charlie, the cigarette smoking chimp (1958-2010).

Sloth, sloth baby

Rosamond Gifford Zoo in New York welcomes a new addition to its family: Ruth, a six-week-old two-toed sloth. Proceed at your own risk because the intense cuteness will burn your eyes.

Also, Zooborns has so many adorable baby monkeys and other primates.

"Sparrow’s, Poet’s Deaths" by Christine Rhein

"Sparrow’s, Poet’s Deaths" is a truly beautiful poem by Christine Rhein about the death of poet Nadia Anjuman and a sparrow killed to save some dominoes. Guess which one got more news coverage?