CAPTION ONLY Amur Tigers snooze at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. Visitors braved the cold, rainy weather to see big cats on display at the zoo's Cats and Cocoa event. Children enjoyed hot chocolate while taking in the sights of the leopards, tigers and snow leopards sporting their thick winter coats. Zoo keepers put on a training display as the the cats, like some of the other animals at Hogle Zoo, are most active in winter.
Jeffrey D. Allred, Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — Hogle Zoo visitors braved the cold, rainy weather to see the big cats on display at the zoo's Cats and Cocoa event last week. Children sipped on hot chocolate while taking in the sights of the leopards, tigers and snow leopards sporting their thick winter coats. Zookeepers put on a training demonstration. The cats, like some of the other animals at Hogle Zoo, are most active in winter.
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