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Article: The bear (and other animal) essentials of four Midwest zoos.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- August 6, 2007
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Byline: Alan Solomon
DETROIT _ All quality big-city zoos have lots of animals, paved pathways, strollers for rent, hot dogs to buy and stuffed critters to bring home. Many have little trains that, for a little extra, haul people around the grounds. Many have artists who will paint butterflies on little girls' faces. Some have carousels ...
... And, we've learned, every one has something to treasure.
We visited four Midwest favorites. Here's what we discovered.
At the Indianapolis Zoo, children and their keepers are encouraged to dip their hands, two fingers at a time, into a shallow pool and tickle the topsides of sharks _ yes, sharks, ...