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Brookfield Zoo Animals Enjoying Wintry Weather

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The arctic blast is an invitation for most to stay indoors, but for some Brookfield Zoo animals, the cold weather means playtime!

Brookfield Zoo, Bison
Brookfield Zoo, Bison. (Photo: Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society)

Judy, a 17-year-old Brookfield Zoo bison, doesn't seem phased by the chilly temperatures the Chicago-area has been experiencing.

Brookfield Zoo, Bison
Brookfield Zoo, Bison. (Photo: Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society)

Animal care staff gave the bison, as well as some of the other animals, holiday trees as part of the zoo's enrichment program. The bison tossed them around and rubbed their horns on them.

Brookfield Zoo, Bison
Brookfield Zoo, Bison. (Photo: Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society)

If this isn't the visual definition of "unbothered," we don't know what is.

Brookfield Zoo, Bison
Brookfield Zoo, Bison. (Photo: Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society)

Winter is a great time to visit the cold-hardy animals at the zoo, located in the Chicago suburb of Brookfield. In January and February, general admission is free on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Brookfield Zoo, Polar Bear
Brookfield Zoo, Polar Bear. (Photo: Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society)

Hudson, an 11-year-old polar bear, also received a repurposed holiday tree, which was adorned with some of his favorite treats.

Brookfield Zoo, Polar Bear
Brookfield Zoo, Polar Bear. (Photo: Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society)

Look at that face!

Brookfield Zoo, Polar Bear
Brookfield Zoo, Polar Bear. (Photo: Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society)

Whirl, an Amur tiger at Brookfield Zoo, received upside-down holiday trees to go along with the zoo's enrichment program.

Brookfield Zoo, Lion
Brookfield Zoo, Lion. (Photo: Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society)

Whirl's trees were decorated with bones.

Brookfield Zoo, Lion
Brookfield Zoo, Lion. (Photo: Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society)

 

Brookfield Zoo, Lion
Brookfield Zoo, Lion. (Photo: Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society)
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