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                  Wisconsin Zoo Polar Bear Relishes Early Snow

   by VOA News

   While the human residents of several U.S. midwestern states struggled
   with an early-season snowfall in recent days, one Wisconsin Zoo
   resident reveled in it.

   A young polar bear at the Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin, treated
   himself to a snow bath, rolling around in the fresh powder, to the
   delight of zoo goers.

   The bear is one of twin three-year-olds at the zoo, Sakari and Suka,
   and is featured in the zoo's Arctic Passage exhibit.

   It is not officially winter, but the early snowstorm that dumped up to
   50 centimeters across parts of the region certainly gave the polar bear
   a taste of its natural habitat in the Arctic.

   The snowstorm blanketed central U.S states, slowing air travel and
   delaying some events for U.S. presidential candidates.
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