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Rizzo, a 14-year-old polar bear, plays in her exhibit at Utah's Hogle Zoo on Thursday, May 31, 2012. The Rocky Shores exhibit, an $18 million new exhibit, is set to open Friday, June 1, 2012. The exhibit will debut a dozen new animals, including bears Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Three harbor seals now inhabit the Rocky Shores exhibit at Utah's Hogle Zoo on Thursday, May 31, 2012. The Rocky Shores exhibit, an $18 million new exhibit, is set to open Friday, June 1, 2012. The exhibit will debut a dozen new animals, including bear Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Three harbor seals now inhabit the Rocky Shores exhibit at Utah's Hogle Zoo on Thursday, May 31, 2012. The Rocky Shores exhibit, an $18 million new exhibit, is set to open Friday, June 1, 2012. The exhibit will debut a dozen new animals, including bear Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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The Rocky Shores exhibit, an $18 million new exhibit, is set to open at Utah's Hogle Zoo on Friday, June 1, 2012. The exhibit will debut a dozen new animals, including bears, otters and seals. The site will also serve as a new home for several bald eagl Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Three harbor seals now inhabit the Rocky Shores exhibit at Utah's Hogle Zoo on Thursday, May 31, 2012. The Rocky Shores exhibit, an $18 million new exhibit, is set to open Friday, June 1, 2012. The exhibit will debut a dozen new animals, including bear Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Rizzo, a 14-year-old polar bear, resides at Utah's Hogle Zoo on Thursday, May 31, 2012. The Rocky Shores exhibit, an $18 million new exhibit, is opening Friday, June 1, 2012. The exhibit will debut a dozen new animals, including bears, otters and seal Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Three harbor seals now inhabit the Rocky Shores exhibit at Utah's Hogle Zoo on Thursday, May 31, 2012. The Rocky Shores exhibit, an $18 million new exhibit, is set to open Friday, June 1, 2012. The exhibit will debut a dozen new animals, including bear Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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The Rocky Shores exhibit, an $18 million new exhibit, is set to open at Utah's Hogle Zoo on Friday, June 1, 2012. The exhibit will debut a dozen new animals, including bears, otters and seals. The site will also serve as a new home for several bald eagl Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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A grizzly bear now inhabits the Rocky Shores exhibit at Utah's Hogle Zoo on Thursday, May 31, 2012. The Rocky Shores exhibit, an $18 million new exhibit, is set to open Friday, June 1, 2012. The exhibit will debut a dozen new animals, including bears, Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Three grizzly bears now inhabit the Rocky Shores exhibit at Utah's Hogle Zoo on Thursday, May 31, 2012. The Rocky Shores exhibit, an $18 million new exhibit, is set to open Friday, June 1, 2012. The exhibit will debut a dozen new animals, including bea Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Three grizzly bears now inhabit the Rocky Shores exhibit at Utah's Hogle Zoo on Thursday, May 31, 2012. The Rocky Shores exhibit, an $18 million new exhibit, is set to open Friday, June 1, 2012. The exhibit will debut a dozen new animals, including bea Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Three harbor seals now inhabit the Rocky Shores exhibit at Utah's Hogle Zoo on Thursday, May 31, 2012. The Rocky Shores exhibit, an $18 million new exhibit, is set to open Friday, June 1, 2012. The exhibit will debut a dozen new animals, including bear Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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SALT LAKE CITY — Hogle Zoo's newest residents were getting comfortable in their surroundings a day before their new exhibit is opened to the public.

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The Rocky Shores exhibit, an $18 million new exhibit, is opening Friday. The exhibit will debut a dozen new animals, including polar bears, grizzly bears, otters and seals. The site will also serve as a new home for several bald eagles.

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