Polar Bear Swimming

Anchorage Zoo

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August 27th 2007
Back to work. Danielle and the girls went to the Alaska Zoo. They saw polar bears, arctic fox, grizzlies, a snowy owl and whole host of other animals. Danielle talked to one of the zookeepers who told her that they would be moving the elephant to a warmer home soon. Apparently, there was a fair amount of bad press about the elephant having to deal with cold weather (made us think back to the p ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more