A macaque monkey, seen, during a copious snowfall at the Rome Bioparco Zoo,

In this picture made available by the Rome Bioparco Zoo, a macaque monkey holds a snowflake, at left, during a copious snowfall at the Rome Bioparco Zoo, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. A rare snow coated Rome Friday, dusting church domes but making slick cobblestones treacherous. Romans awoke Friday to thick flakes falling from the sky. Snow stuck for about a half-hour at higher elevations, like the ancient Janiculum hill, where children, unused to walking to school in snow, stepped hesitantly on sidewalks.



In this picture made available by the Rome Bioparco Zoo, a macaque monkey, seen, during a copious snowfall at the Rome Bioparco Zoo, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. A rare snow coated Rome Friday, dusting church domes but making slick cobblestones treacherous. Romans awoke Friday to thick flakes falling from the sky. Snow stuck for about a half-hour at higher elevations, like the ancient Janiculum hill, where children, unused to walking to school in snow, stepped hesitantly on sidewalks.



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