Photos: Zoo Lights kicks off at Reid Park Zoo
Several hundred took in the million lights, sculptures and shows on Preview Night at Reid Park's Zoo Lights. The show runs through Dec. 23, and picks up again for Encore Nights from the 26th through the 30th.
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Alexandra Sherard, on her uncle Daniel Garcia's shoulder, watches the artificial snow fall near the giraffe barn on preview night for Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 4, 2019. Zoo Lights opens to the public on the December 5 through the 23rd from 6 -8 p.m., and picks back up from the 26th through the 30th. This year's Zoo Lights also features and Ugly Sweater Night and contest on the 20th and shopping night on the 15th and the 21st.
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A tall display of a giraffe draws some attention among the overload of lights on preview night for Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 4, 2019.
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A Sonoran coyote under the sunset, both artificial and real, on preview night for Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 4, 2019.
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Visitors file past a the bright display on one of the fences on preview night for Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 4, 2019.
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A Pokemon character breaks into the night's animal motif on preview night for Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 4, 2019.
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Chris Bugbee gives his daughter, Aurelia Bugbee Neils an up-close and personal look at the lights on adorning a tree on preview night for Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 4, 2019.
Kelly Presnell
Photojournalist
A Malayan tiger at the Reid Park Zoo was euthanized Friday at 18 years old.