Penguins and Meerkats Celebrate Christmas Early at South Korea Zoo

A skeptical meerkat being given some presents. (Picture: EPA/Jeon Heon-Kyun)Christmas is almost here. Is it weird how excited we are?

While we’re counting down the hours until Christmas morning (half for the presents, half for the food), some lucky animals at South Korea’s Everland amusement park have been treated to Christmas celebrations a few days early.

As well as a Christmas tree and a visit from zookeepers dressed as Santa, the meerkats and penguins were given their presents early – and in the true spirit of Christmas, some extra treats to feast on.

Zookeepers dressed in Santa Claus costumes feed penguins during a Christmas event as part of a promotional event for the upcoming Christmas at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Look at these penguins enjoying a Christmas dinner. Fish, not turkey.

This meerkat seems a bit skeptical, but we’re sure he’ll get into the festive mood soon enough.

epa05079114 South Korean Everland amusement park employees wearing Santa Claus hats and collars decorate a Christmas tree in the Meerkat enclosure on the occasion of the Christmas holiday season at South Korea's largest amusment park 'Everland' in Yongin, Gyeonggi-province, South Korea, 23 December 2015. EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN

Shout out to the meerkat in the back, who is all of us after all those mince pies.

epa05079113 A South Korean Everland amusement park employee wearing a Santa Claus hat and collar decorates a Christmas tree in the Meerkat enclosure on the occasion of the Christmas holiday season at South Korea's largest amusment park 'Everland' in Yongin, Gyeonggi-province, South Korea, 23 December 2015. EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN

While this meerkat is pondering the true meaning of Christmas.

A meerkat looks at the Christmas decorations during a Christmas event as part of a promotional event for the upcoming Christmas at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)