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Photo By CRYSTAL L. LAUDERDALE / The Tampa Tribune
By JULIE PACE
The Tampa Tribune
TAMPA - The arctic blast that was supposed to blow through the Bay area this morning was more subdued than expected, and that was good news to the animals at Lowry Park Zoo.
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Zoo curators have prepared the animals with extra hay and blankets, and even T-shirts and sweatshirts for the primates.
However, when the animals woke up this morning to temperatures in the low 40s instead of the 30s, most of the animals decided to venture outside instead of staying in their covered night houses.
“They’re just like people,” zoo spokeswoman Rachel Nelson said. “They get antsy when they stay inside too long.”
The zoo chooses its animal collections based on the type of climate they can live in, Nelson said. That’s why there will never be polar bears at Lowry, but there are several animals from Africa, where temperatures can get chilly at some times of the year.
While some of the primates are still huddled inside or venturing out slowly, Nelson expects most animals will be outside by noon.
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