A male lion is sleeping, with his head tucked into a bundle of herbs

12 days of enrichment

This festive season, Born Free is sharing Comfort & Joy, and showcasing the environmental enrichment activities that the expert staff at our sanctuaries provide to help rescued wild animals recover and thrive.

Every day, from Monday 1st – Friday 12th December, we will be opening a door on our advent calendar below to reveal a video of a different animal enjoying their special enrichment activity 🎁

Could you give the gift of Comfort & Joy?

If seeing these animals thriving thanks to their enrichment activities inspires you, please consider giving a gift so that we can continue to provide this expert, loving care for animals in need.

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The 12 Days of Enrichment

You could give a lion like Kebri (rescued after his mother was killed) enticing pungent herbs tied up in a sack to investigate, pounce on and roll around with. Click here to watch the video!

A photo of a chimpanzee holding a bamboo tube, in a circle with a green background around it, and a red star with £40 in it

You could give tasty treats squeezed into bamboo tube puzzle feeders to help rescued chimpanzees (orphaned by poachers) keep busy and content. Click here to watch the video!

A photo of a tiger inside a circle, with a gold background and a red star with £35 inside it

You could give a tiger like wild-born Gopal (rescued after conflict with people), tantalising food treats hung up high to leap up, tussle and devour. Click here to watch the video!

A photo of a group of cheetah in a circle, with a gold background and red star with £30 inside it

You could give bamboo puzzle feeders, filled with tasty treats and hung up for cheetahs (rescued from the pet trade) to investigate and devour. Click here to watch the video!

A photo of a gorilla inside a circle, with a white background and a red star with £30 inside

You could scatter a food trail throughout a large rainforest enclosure, so a rescued gorilla like Nona (orphaned by poachers) can forage.

A photo of a gelada in a circle, with a green background and a red star with £25 inside

You could give the world’s only grass-feeding primate (rescued from the pet trade) a cardboard tube stuffed with grass to enjoy.

A photo of a serval in a circle, with a green background and a red star with £50 inside

You could give two pools for water play – these small, long-legged cats (rescued from the pet trade) love to pounce and splash!

A photo of a pangolin inside a circle, with a gold background and a red star with £20 inside

You could donate a termite trail to encourage natural feeding behaviour – one pangolin (orphaned by poachers) eats up to 200,000 termites a day!

A photo of a brown bear inside a circle, with a white background and a red star with £40 inside

You could give a rescued bear like Manolis (orphaned due to conflict with people) a pumpkin stuffed with tasty treats such as chestnuts, walnuts, carrots and honey.

A photo of a hyena holding a box inside a circle, with a white background and a red star with £40 inside

You could donate hard to reach meat, hidden in boxes filled with straw, tied up with raffia string for rescued hyenas (orphaned due to conflict with people).

A photo of a baboon in a circle, with a green background and a red star with £30 inside

You could provide hanging cardboard boxes filled with popcorn and hay for hamadryas baboons to discover and enjoy their favourite treats.

A photo of a leopard inside a circle, with a gold background and a red star with £400 inside

You could give a big cat, like Zeiss the leopard (rescued from a zoo), a viewing platform to climb up and gaze across their landscape – they love this!