Children hit the sleds at the Santa Barbara Zoo’s eighth annual Snow Leopard Festival on Sunday. The event featured 80 tons of snow and was intended to raise awareness about the endangered big cats, which are native to central and south Asia. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) 
Zoe, a 13-year-old snow leopard, sinks her teeth into a pumpkin at the Santa Barbara Zoo. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) 
(Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) 
(Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) 
(Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) 
(Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo)
William M. Macfadyen, Noozhawk Publisher
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