In Pictures: Never too early for Easter eggs at London Zoo

Keepers at London Zoo have delivered seasonal surprises to their animals ahead of the Easter holidays.

Asiatic lions, meerkats and ring-tailed lemurs were among the creatures enjoying tearing into papier-mache eggs containing food treats including mealworms.

An Asiatic lion plays with a papier-mache Easter egg at London Zoo (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)

Meerkats delved into and filled with a handful of their favourite treat of mealworms (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)

An endangered ring-tailed lemur inspects an Easter treat (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)

Asiatic lions play with a papier-mache Easter egg (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)

Ring-tailed lemurs search for an Easter treat at London Zoo (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)

An Asiatic lion tears into a papier-mache Easter egg (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)

Meerkats Frank, Penelope, and Dracula play with a papier-mache Easter egg (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)