WATCH: Baby elephant and family frolic in snow at Arizona zoo

TUCSON, Ariz. — A herd of elephants at an Arizona zoo is proving that you’re never too big to play in the snow.

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According to the Arizona Daily Star, employees at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson captured a video of the moment that baby elephant Penzi and her family frolicked in the flurries Tuesday. It was the calf’s first time seeing snow, the zoo said.

“Snow day!” the zoo captioned the clip, which had been shared by more than 2,000 Facebook users by Wednesday morning. “Most of the animals stayed cozy in their heated night houses during today’s flurry, but the elephant herd chose to stay out and play! Penzi took the snowflakes as a cue to play in the stream and slip and slide in the mud. Even her older sister, Nandi, could not resist a roll in the mud on a snowy day!”

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Snow day! Most of the animals stayed cozy in their heated night houses during today's flurry, but the elephant herd...

Posted by Reid Park Zoo on Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Later Tuesday, the zoo posted photos of Penzi rolling around and eating snowflakes off the ground.

“We can’t get enough of Penzi in the snow!” one of the posts read.

We can't get enough of Penzi in the snow! Check out these photos from Keeper Matt of Penzi's first time seeing snowflakes.

Posted by Reid Park Zoo on Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Here's one last set of photos from today's snowshower. As the flurry was winding down Penzi took the opportunity to try to eat the flakes right off the ground!

Posted by Reid Park Zoo on Tuesday, January 26, 2021

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