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Show Get ready for Sunday's show with the ins and outs of the Oscars Pg. 2-3 Campus & Community Arts & Entertainment • The Utah Statesman • Utah State University WINTER IN THE WILLOWS STORY BY CYNTHIA HARMON ~* n the death-like cold of the winter months when most Logan residents turn up the heater, shut all the doors and fall into a state of semi-hibernation, there are a few who don't have that luxury - the j^^__ animals at Willow Park Zoo. For an entrance fee of 50 cents, the Willow Park Zoo offers a range of animal exhibits open to the public from 9 a.m. until dusk seven days a week. Willow Park aims to give Logan residents a close view of animals normally found within the wild, some of which come from Logan's own animal population. Since the zoo's establishment in 1970, the nine acre lot has expanded its structure to meet the demands of its ever-increasing number of inhabitants. Currently, the park is home to approximately 400 animals, including 100 species of birds and 12 species of mammals. Yet Willow Park's animal population has expanded greatly since its small beginnings as a pigeon exhibit and now provides spectators a closer look at elk coyotes, bobcats and more. However, winter at Willow Park offers a considerable challenge in providing for the needs of these species in Logan's freezing temperatures. As Rod Wilhelm, the zoo's curator explained, trying to keep the water running is probably the main challenge during the winter. Logan's northern climate also requires the transport of some animals, such as wallabies, tortoises and lemurs, to a warmer vicinity during the winter months. Those that remain at the zoo are able to tolerate the foul weather, Wilhelm said. The zoo's winter exhibits consist mainly of a number of different bird species including ravens, hawks, ducks, peacocks, swans, vultures and even the nation's symbol, the bald eagle. Seeing the birds actively engaged in • W I L L O W PARK Seepage 10 |