I LOVE these pictures of animals getting in the Christmas spirit.

The ring-tailed lemurs are getting ready to pull their cracker at Folly Farm in Pembrokeshire while orangutan Maliku and her daughter Molly are taking a close look at their Christmas presents at Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire.

These two chimpanzees at the same zoo seem very pleased with their gifts.

Happy birthday: Ruby Beasley, 11 on Dec 28, Jeremy Rupert Phillips, five on Dec 28, Dane Huson, nine on Dec 29, Eloise Pearce, 11 on Dec 29, Hayden Griffin, five on Dec 30, Faith Hepburn, six on Dec 30, Alea Upton, seven on Dec 30, Charlie Gosney, 11 on Dec 30, Maria Polley, 14 on Dec 31, Alicia Wilcocks, 11 on Jan 1, Keelie Ritchie, 15 on Jan 2, Ruby Limm, four on Jan 3, Callum Allison, 12 on Jan 4, Mikala Mao, five on Jan 4, Harvey Boss, six on Jan 4.

Joke time: What’s brown and sneaks round the kitchen?

Mince spies.

What is the best xmas present in the world?

A broken drum – you can’t beat it!

What do you have in December that you don’t have in any other month?

The letter D.