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    Europe's cold close zoo outside Paris

    THOIRY, France (AP) — A count who operates a zoological park on the grounds of his chateau outside Paris says some of his animals just can't take the cold this winter.

    Paul de la Panouse wasn't surprised to see his ostriches and giraffes prefer the indoors, given where they come from. But even the elephant couldn't take Europe's brutal cold snap, despite its thick hide.

    So Parc de Thoiry has been closed for five days, even though the bears, hippos, tigers and zebras couldn't care less and are happily prowling the 370-acre (150 hectare) grounds, including its frozen lakes.

    "Ice skating," he said, regarding his giraffes and ostriches, "it's not for them."

     

    10 comments

    • Noneya  •  3 mths ago
      Is it just me or does the headline look weird?
      • Maritza 3 mths ago
        Do they need that many to close one zoo?
        Nice catch!
      • Mr. Spork 3 mths ago
        MOST of the headlines on Yahoo make no sense when I first read them! One earlier headline stated that a dog bit an anchor, without clarifying that it was a NEWS anchor! It was such a STUPID headline that I wanted to beat my head against the wall!
    • Kevin John  •  Norfolk, Virginia  •  3 mths ago
      Its not fit for man or beast...
    • Eric1  •  3 mths ago
      Need to give those hippos some neoprene wetsuits!
    • Dog  •  3 mths ago
      All zoos should be closed permanently. Animals are not suppose to be in cages. That is animal abuse.
      • KATKAT 3 mths ago
        You should the miserable Phoenix zoo here in Arizona. Some brilliant idiot decided that people should be able to depress certain animals even further by allowing the public to STROLL THROUGH the habitat. This includes even an owl, {yeah I a m sure the owl was hoping for that}. The stress must be terrible. It would like if a human was forced to let strangers take a short-cut through their house all day long, every day. The stupidity oh humans never ends.
      • marshhawk 3 mths ago
        Most of the wild places where the animals used roam humans live there now.
    • Loren  •  Phoenix, Arizona  •  3 mths ago
      The main attraction in the Paris zoo is a large pile of dog crap...Scooped up from all the Paris sidewalks.
    • Gorilla  •  Washington, District of Columbia  •  3 mths ago
      Now there is no place for the gorillas to watch the french!
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      Brrrrrrrrr
    • poop on you  •  3 mths ago
      What?!?!?! A zoo closing during the winter season?! Never heard of that here in Michigan.
      • Poor American 3 mths ago
        The Detroit Zoo closes every winter. As does the zoo in Battle Creek, Grand Rapids and Lansing.
      • SOS 3 mths ago
        Poor American - check the internet before you make stupid comments. the zoo is open all year except for major holidays, idiot,
      • poop on you 3 mths ago
        Actually SOS my sister works for the zoo in Battle Creek Mi(Binder Park) and they all close due to weather here in Michigan.
    • kanga  •  Colorado Springs, Colorado  •  3 mths ago
      Did al gore forget to include Eourpe in his global warming codswallop?
      • KATKAT 3 mths ago
        global warming includes off-kilter weather..........like this
    • KATKAT  •  3 mths ago
      Zoos suck anyway---most do not provide decent habitat, it's always SMALL and the animals have no privacy.
      You should see the miserable Phoenix zoo here in Arizona. Some brilliant idiot decided that people should be able to depress certain animals even further by allowing the public to STROLL THROUGH the habitat. This includes even an owl, {yeah I a m sure the owl was hoping for that}. The stress must be terrible. It would like if a human was forced to let strangers take a short-cut through their house all day long, every day. The stupidity oh humans never ends.
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