Watch: Lovely lemurs enjoy unique 'hot cross buns' at West Midlands Safari Park in an adorable Easter surprise

Who can resisit a gorgeous, spicey hot cross bun at Easter. 

There are so many options to choose from these days too - alongside the traditional raisins - flavours hitting the supermarket shelves range from salted caramel to cheese.

But one flavour yet to hit the shelves (maybe unsurprisingly), is leaf-eater pellet and yellow pepper, or crunchy green bean.

These were the flavours chosen by keepers at West Midlands Safari Park in Bewdley, who presented four, beautifully crafted hot cross buns, to their three red-bellied lemurs

Vicky McFarlane, deputy head keeper, said: "Our keepers are always looking for egg-citing new ways to present enrichment to our animals, so in tribute to a favourite snack for many at this time of year, our keepers created 'lemur-friendly hot cross buns' by using some of their favourite foods! 

"Their diet consists of a variety of food items - but they love anything which contains vegetables, so the bun was made from some of their dry food, mushed up and shaped into a bun and the cross was made from yellow pepper and green beans."

The red-bellied lemurs, Cedric, Awa and Pascal, loved the unique treat and were said to have made 'small grunting noises' while wolfing them down. 

The zoo keeper said: "Presenting food items to the animals in a fun, creative ways is a really good way to provide enrichment and encourage them to 'eggs-hibit' natural foraging behaviours around their habitat. 

"The red-bellied lemurs are pretty inquisitive with any enrichment, especially if food is involved, so they were snatched and gobbled up quickly, without even time to admire the keepers' handiwork!"

The red-bellied lemurs and ring-tailed lemurs can be seen in the Lemurs Woods in the African Village, located in the Safari Walk area of the park.

For more information on how to see the lemurs, visit the West Midlands Safari Park website.