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Ice Block Day

Presented by Utah's Hogle Zoo at Utah's Hogle Zoo

July 19, 2008

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What's the coolest day of the year? Ice Block Day of course! Come to Hogle Zoo and chill out with the animals as they receive icy treats in all shapes and sizes as enrichment. This day is so special that animals can't have all the fun! Visitors to Hogle Zoo can chill out and win some cool prizes by taking a plunge in 500 pounds of crushed ice and then head to Bear Grotto for 75-cent sno-cones. There will also be other frosty festivities for folks in the Main Plaza. Scheduled animal ice enrichment will happen at least every half hour from 10:00am-3:00pm. Not only are Ice Block Day activities fun to watch, but they also provide necessary exercise and stimulation, or 'enrichment,' for Zoo animals. According to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, enrichment is an essential part of keeping animals mentally healthy by providing them something new each day. In fact, Hogle Zoo is known around the country for its outstanding efforts in animal enrichment. 'Hogle Zoo is on the cutting edge of behavioral development in zoos by being one of the first organizations to establish a standard for animal enrichment,' says Dawn Neptune, Behavioral Programs Coordinator. 'It all looks like playtime, but things as simple as a ball one day and a cardboard tube the next all improve the welfare of our animals.' In 2005, Dawn also won for Hogle Zoo the first-ever National Enrichment Award, given by the American Association of Zoo Keepers. So join Hogle Zoo for the upcoming Ice Block Day; where else can one catch elephants licking to the center of some 300-pound frozen fruit blocks?

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    Utah's Hogle Zoo

    2600 East Sunnyside Avenue
    Salt Lake City, UT 84108

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    Tickets: $8/Adults, $6/Seniors and Children (ages 3-12), Free/Children (ages 2 and Younger)

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    July 19, 2008

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    Saturday 10:00am-3:00pm

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