Polar bears enjoy snow day at North Carolina Zoo

Polar bears at the North Carolina Zoo got to enjoy the blanket of snow that covered the park Wednesday.

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Nikita, 11, and Anana, 18, were fed whole fish as a special snow day treat, the zoo said.

The zoo was closed Thursday and will remain closed Friday because of the heavy snowfall.

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