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Bears, Big Cats And Red Pandas Frolic In Snow At Ohio Zoo After Blizzard

This is the moment bears, big cats and red pandas frolic in the thick snow at an Ohio zoo after a blizzard hit.

The adorable wintry scenes were filmed at Akron Zoo in the city of Akron in Summit County in the US state of Ohio, and the animals all had “a blast” in the snow.

The footage shows a snow leopard, grizzly bears, river otters, red pandas, and other animals frolicking in the freshly-laid snow.

Animals frolicking in the snow in Akron Zoo, United States. (Akron Zoo/Newsflash/TMX)

Akron Zoo said: “Snow day! Our animals were able to play in all the snow today for the first time since the snow storm. Some of the animals had a blast!

“River otters, Molly and Stratton, were having their best day! This is Stratton’s first experience with snow as he moved here last spring from Louisiana. Molly showed him how an otter plays in the snow.

“Red panda sisters, Coco, Lulu and Penny, were having fun playing and running with each other. Grizzly bears Jackson and Cheyenne woke up long enough for a wrestling session. Snow leopard Tai Lung didn’t really seem to care.

Animals frolicking in the snow in Akron Zoo, United States. (Akron Zoo/Newsflash/TMX)

“And because all the animals should have a chance to play in the snow, the keepers brought snow inside for the lemurs to enjoy!”

The zoo added for its followers: “We hope you’re enjoying your snow days as well!”

YouTube subscriber ‘Jacob Fiveash’ commented: “Coco, Lulu and Penny really love the snow!”

Animals frolicking in the snow in Akron Zoo, United States. (Akron Zoo/Newsflash/TMX)

Netizen ‘Jennifer Thomas’ said: “What a great day that made my day too! So nice you brought some snow inside so all of the animals could enjoy. Not everybody would be up for tunnelling into the ice water with the otters! They made it look easy n fun though!”

‘YungBeast330’ wrote: “The snow leopard looks like he never saw snow before.”

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