Santa Barbara Zoo will truck in 80 tons of snow for feline frolicking.
Santa Barbara Zoo
A
certain spotted feline is the star of the Santa Barbara Zoo's annual
Snow Leopard Festival. Ready to join in the frosty doings? Be there on
Sunday, Dec. 8.
PRESENTS FOR THE BIG CATS: The
Santa Barbara Zoo likes to spoil its resident beasties, but it is the
feline population that has gotten the gifty treats as of late. There was
the TARDIS-shaped plaything
for a pair of African Lions -- that was in honor of the 50th
anniversary of "Doctor Who," of course -- and, soon, the Snow Leopards
will get their day in the snow. Literally, that is. Some 80 tons, which
equals a bunch of flakes, you betcha, will get trucked into the American
Riviera-based animal park for a little animal-style play.
Humans get to
play in the brrrr-y goodness, too, though quite separate from the
leopards (of course). And the big cats aren't the only ones that will
get the frosty treat: meerkats, elephants, capybaras, and Asian
small-clawed otters will all get their crack at the cold fun (other
animals around the zoo might as well). The long and the short and the
furry of it? Zoo denizens get a little play in (and stimulation, natch)
and we people can snap some perfect pictures.
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