Photos: Kids cozy up with big cats on wet winter day

Published: Saturday, Jan. 21 2012 3:18 p.m. MST

Ilario Noyes watches an Amur Tiger 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.

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. 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.

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