It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

Critters playing with pumpkins.

Stomping. Eating. Pawing. The plump orange fruit also provides a good enrichment tool for animals in zoos.

But mostly, behold Halloween bliss.

WARNING: Snakes on a Pumpkin! You can see snakes, pumpkins, plus much, much more at Boo! at Zoo this weekend. https://t.co/gmDBeU76cX pic.twitter.com/HYCvUI9JGV

— Brookfield Zoo (@brookfield_zoo) October 26, 2017

A #pumpkin 🎃 full of fish may be more of a trick than a treat for us, but our Humboldt #penguins love it! 🐧 #Halloween #TrickorTreat pic.twitter.com/DALE3jzh0w

— ZSL London Zoo (@zsllondonzoo) October 30, 2017

#HappyHalloween 👻 from our manic mustelid martens! They got a pumpkin filled with their dinner yum yum 🎃#yellowthroatedmarten #mustelid pic.twitter.com/9gQV1Gc8cC

— Beast at Exmoor Zoo (@exmoorzoo) October 31, 2017

No, you can’t have my pumpkin! #Kids #LionLove #CZBGLionCubs #Halloween #HallZOOween https://t.co/BiYELZ8qx6 pic.twitter.com/kYmldLxrLR

— CincyZooLion (@CincyZooLion) October 29, 2017

Proof that canines are as effective as knives when it comes to #pumpkin carving. 🎃 #TigerTuesday (📷Todd Lahman) pic.twitter.com/iUDpz040QK

— San Diego Zoo Safari (@sdzsafaripark) October 24, 2017

Only a ground cuscus could make a pouch out of a pumpkin. #MarsupialMonday pic.twitter.com/LU7cYonbeh

— San Diego Zoo (@sandiegozoo) October 23, 2017

Time for some pumpkin carving 101 with Abby the Abyssinian ground hornbill! #OnlyZooATL pic.twitter.com/kRnrSUcczs

— Zoo Atlanta (@ZooATL) October 27, 2017

🎃 It’s a pumpkin party! 🎃 #Halloween pic.twitter.com/Q2N1sVTp9z

— 🎃 Chester Zoo 🎃 (@chesterzoo) October 29, 2017

Some days you’re the hapless enrichment pumpkin.
Some days you’re the mandrill. #WednesdayWisdom pic.twitter.com/dewHgstB9F

— Oregon Zoo (@OregonZoo) October 25, 2017

Only 40 minutes before another giant pumpkin meets its match at the Elephant Pumpkin Smash! pic.twitter.com/fLXUaJaVZI

— Maryland Zoo (@marylandzoo) October 28, 2017

Mmmm #pumpkin! A before and after of our tortoises enjoying their #Halloween treat > https://t.co/mvqdpQ2js6 pic.twitter.com/pxqYMF823i

— Twycross Zoo (@TwycrossZoo) October 26, 2017

Another great tip on how to look #UnexpectedlyCute is to sit on a pumpkin like an emerald tree (pumpkin) boa! #NationalPumpkinDay pic.twitter.com/Av1ddDQj1R

— Zoo Atlanta (@ZooATL) October 26, 2017

#BooAtTheZoo continues tomorrow! You don’t want to miss the Pumpkin Stomp and Chomp…check out the schedule here: https://t.co/azF7tOWXDD pic.twitter.com/okxIrUNFvu

— San Francisco Zoo (@sfzoo) October 28, 2017

Still need a #pumpkin for the perfect jack-o’-lantern? Find your gourd at the front entrance of the @mnzoo. Everyday, now until November. pic.twitter.com/hhShjPaC5C

— Minnesota Zoo (@mnzoo) October 25, 2017

Pumpkin #TuesdayToes.🐾 Enjoy the Pumpkin Patch Playroom with a hay maze, 🎃 decorating, & games during HallowZOOeen! https://t.co/kuh5je21si pic.twitter.com/2pP5TrQfVj

— Tulsa Zoo (@TulsaZoo) October 24, 2017

We have the perfect cure for those rainy Monday blues… otters! Slyde and Chumani are getting into the fall spirit with pumpkin enrichment. pic.twitter.com/iU6zsW3acI

— JOHN BALL ZOO (@JBZOOGR) October 23, 2017

Did you carve your pumpkin yet? Murphy helped by cleaning out the guts #Halloween #trickortreat #pumpkincarving pic.twitter.com/6jF6g7GkbU

— Lehigh Valley Zoo (@LVZoo) October 30, 2017

Lion-tailed macaque and her baby tuck in to a #halloween #pumpkin #monkey #macaque #zoo #animal #baby #primate #zo… https://t.co/1E2gn1m4pk pic.twitter.com/WIyzxYEt2X

— Camperdown Wildlife (@CamperdownWild) October 30, 2017

“Have I got any pumpkin on me?” Happy Halloween everyone! We have some spooky enrichment planned for our animals today. pic.twitter.com/GdON5un2QL

— Perth Zoo (@PerthZoo) October 31, 2017