The Google Doodle begins Christmas celebrations featuring penguin and parrot pals

WASHINGTON: The search giant Google began the countdown to Christmas with a festive series of Doodles on Monday.

To mark the celebrations, the search giant in its first of the cartoonish designs displayed some interactive and animated images, featuring penguins and parrots arranging to spend the big day together.

The Google displayed on its homepage the penguins packing their suitcases for a trip to see their parrot pals, it can be seen across much of the world.