Photos: Reid Park Zoo Lights 2016
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2016 Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, are 6-8pm, Wednesday, December 7, 2016 to Friday, December 23, 2016. Admission is $9.50 for Adults, $5.50 for Children (2-14). Children under 2 are free. Zoo members get $2 off admission.
Zoo Lights
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Santa walks past a display on his way to work just before the gates open on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Zoo Lights runs from 6 to 8 p.m. through December 23. Tickets are $9.50 for adults, $5.50 for children 2-14, kids under $2 are free, zoo members receive $2 off admission. For more information on the event go to https://reidparkzoo.org/event/zoo-lights-2016/ Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
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Visitors head for the exits past a display of African animals as the first night of this year's Zoo Lights closes down at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
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A lion head glows in front of strings of lights on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
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A lighted tiger peers out of the dark of the real tiger's enclosure on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
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Staff break down one of the refreshment stations under a well lighted tree as closing time arrives on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
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Lights high and low on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
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Snowflakes that light and strobe to recorded music pulse on a tree, one of the many bright sights on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Youngsters take in the surrounding lights over one of the main walkways on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
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A butterfly floats near an inflatable Mickey Mouse, just two of the attractions on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
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A couple strolls past a display of Pokemon characters on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
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Visitors make their way past a lighted peacock display on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Greg Miller gets video of his son Ethan taking in the dancing lights, flashing to the music in the elephants exhibit on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Six-year-old Aaliyah Valenzuela tries to get her hands on some of the artificial snow being spewed over the walk near the bear enclosure on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Visitors stroll past a long line of lighted trees after visiting Santa on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Visitors are surrounded by lights as they stroll the walkways on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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The real deal peers out of the enclosure near a back-lighted silhouette of a lion's head on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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A giant hummingbird lights the night, one of dozens of animal themed displays on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Santa walks past a display on his way to work just before the gates open on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Zoo Lights runs from 6 to 8 p.m. through December 23. Tickets are $9.50 for adults, $5.50 for children 2-14, kids under $2 are free, zoo members receive $2 off admission. For more information on the event go to https://reidparkzoo.org/event/zoo-lights-2016/ Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Visitors head for the exits past a display of African animals as the first night of this year's Zoo Lights closes down at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
A lighted tiger peers out of the dark of the real tiger's enclosure on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Staff break down one of the refreshment stations under a well lighted tree as closing time arrives on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Snowflakes that light and strobe to recorded music pulse on a tree, one of the many bright sights on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Youngsters take in the surrounding lights over one of the main walkways on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
A butterfly floats near an inflatable Mickey Mouse, just two of the attractions on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Greg Miller gets video of his son Ethan taking in the dancing lights, flashing to the music in the elephants exhibit on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Six-year-old Aaliyah Valenzuela tries to get her hands on some of the artificial snow being spewed over the walk near the bear enclosure on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Visitors stroll past a long line of lighted trees after visiting Santa on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Visitors are surrounded by lights as they stroll the walkways on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
The real deal peers out of the enclosure near a back-lighted silhouette of a lion's head on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Zoo Lights
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
A giant hummingbird lights the night, one of dozens of animal themed displays on the first night of this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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