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Photos: Iowa Hawkeyes at San Diego Zoo
Dec. 25, 2019 7:36 pm, Updated: Dec. 25, 2019 7:53 pm
Hawkeyes football players visit the San Diego Zoo during Holiday Bowl festivities.
San Diego Zoo lead keeper Kym (cq) Janke (right) feeds Xena, a six-year-old female two-toed sloth as she shows her to Iowa Hawkeyes Nick Niemann (left) and Cedrick Lattimore during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
XXXX during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes players arrive during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes players including Desmond Hutson (81) arrive at the San Diego Zoo during zoo day in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes players arrive during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Dalles Jacobus (center) stands with his parents Eric and Shelley during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes offensive lineman Landan Paulsen films media assembled for a presentation to several Iowa Players during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes offensive lineman Levi Paulsen (right) takes a photo of his brother Landan as Landan wears a helmet camera to video record a presentation to several Iowa Players during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
San Diego Zoo lead keeper Kym (cq) Janke displays Jambo, a female pygmy falcon to Iowa Hawkeyes players during a visit to the zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
San Diego Zoo lead keeper Kym (cq) Janke displays Jambo, a female pygmy falcon to Iowa Hawkeyes players during a visit to the zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
San Diego Zoo lead keeper Kym (cq) Janke displays Jambo, a female pygmy falcon to Iowa Hawkeyes players during a visit to the zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes Levi Paulsen (left) and Nick Niemann look at Shakira a 13-year-old female legless lizard during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Zookeeper Jessica Watters (cq) shows Shakira a 13-year-old female legless lizard to Iowa Hawkeyes players during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
San Diego Zoo lead keeper Kym (cq) Janke (left) feeds Xena, a six-year-old female two-toed sloth as Iowa Hawkeyes Levi Paulsen (center) and Nick Niemann stroke her fur during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
San Diego Zoo lead keeper Kym (cq) Janke (left) feeds Xena, a six-year-old female two-toed sloth as Iowa Hawkeyes Cedrick Lattimore (right) strokes her fur with Levi Paulsen (second from left) and Nick Niemann during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
San Diego Zoo lead keeper Kym (cq) Janke (left) feeds Xena, a six-year-old female two-toed sloth as Iowa Hawkeyes Cedrick Lattimore (right) strokes her fur with Levi Paulsen (second from left) and Nick Niemann during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Xena, a six-year-old female two-toed sloth nibbles on some corn as San Diego Zoo lead keeper Kym (cq) Janke (not pictured) shows her to Iowa Hawkeyes players during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
San Diego Zoo lead keeper Kym (cq) Janke (right) feeds Xena, a six-year-old female two-toed sloth as she shows her to Iowa Hawkeyes Landan Paulsen (left) and his brother Levi during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes Landan Paulsen (left) smiles as he lens in for a closer look at Xena, a six-year-old female two-toed sloth as she is held by San Diego Zoo lead keeper Kym (cq) Janke (right) while Levi Paulsen looks on during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
San Diego Zoo lead keeper Kym (cq) Janke (right) feeds Xena, a six-year-old female two-toed sloth as she shows her to Iowa Hawkeyes Levi Paulsen (left), Nick Niemann and Cedrick Lattimore during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes Landan Paulsen (left) smiles as he lens in for a closer look at Xena, a six-year-old female two-toed sloth as she is held by San Diego Zoo lead keeper Kym (cq) Janke (right) while Levi Paulsen looks on during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cedrick Lattimore is interviewed during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Levi Paulsen is interviewed during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Palm trees are seen during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
A koala is seen sleeping in a tree during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
A cheetah is seen sleeping in a tree during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
A flamingo with it's beak tucked under its wing is seen during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
A giraffe is seen during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes players Yahweh Judy (right) touches a sculpture of Ngagi, a male mountain gorilla that was at the San Diego Zoo from 1931-1944, with teammates Desmond Hutson (center) and Justin Jacobs during a visit to the zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes (from left) Monte Pottebaum, Logan Klemp and Jack Plumb watch flamingoes during a visit to the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans on Friday, Dec. 27. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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