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Watch animals at the Oregon Zoo frolic through their snow day

Otters, you guys. Otters!
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Christine Wang
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Is there anyone who enjoys a snow day more than kids who just got a day off school?

Yes. Zoo animals.

The Oregon Zoo closed its doors yesterday due to a snow storm that moved through the area. With their time off, the zoo animals decided to take the day for themselves and thoroughly enjoy the snowy weather. What results is the cutest video of the winter courtesy of the Oregonian.

The Oregon Zoo also tweeted out their own video of animals rolling and flopping around in the snow. It is a rare treat to see an elephant confronted with snow, not really know what to do, but then realize it's actually the best thing ever.

And can we talk about that seal who is vigorously poking its neighbor like hey, hey, hey, hey this day is amazing? Someone get a voiceover on this, stat.

Topics Animals

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Christine Wang

Christine is a Web Culture Intern at Mashable. She has previously written for FanSided and Saturday Down South. She has a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego and an M.S. from Hunter College. Before she started writing, she worked in education as a teacher and school leader for four years. Her special talents include being able to quote The Office on command, playing non-stop Overwatch for hours, and composing only the wittiest of Tweets (her own opinion).

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