Behind the scenes: Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo keeps lights on, animals safe during rolling outages One of the world's best zoos wasn't immune to recent rolling power outages, and that can be life-threatening for some of the globe's most endangered species. Share Updated: 5:35 PM CST Feb 18, 2021 Jackie Ourada Behind the scenes: Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo keeps lights on, animals safe during rolling outages One of the world's best zoos wasn't immune to recent rolling power outages, and that can be life-threatening for some of the globe's most endangered species. Share Updated: 5:35 PM CST Feb 18, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript HAPPENED. ONE OF THE WORLD’S BEST ZOOS WASN’T IMMUNE TO RECENT ROLLING POWER OUTAGES AND THAT CAN BE LIFE-THREATENING FOR SOME OF THE GLOBES MOST ENDANGERED SPECIES. KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S WAVERLY MONROE SHOWS US THE WORK TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON AND THE CREATURES SAFE. OH, YOU’RE RIGHT 16 DEGREES WHEN TEMPS HIT DANGEROUS LOWS THE OMAHA HENRY DOORLY ZOO IN AQUARIUM SAYS IT WORKS AROUND THE CLOCK. KEEP THEIR ANIMALS SAFE WITH ADVANCED EQUIPMENT LIKE TEMPERATURE SENSORS. IT’S ABOUT 65 IN HERE. AND YOU KNOW, WE DON’T TRY TO KEEP IT. IN THIS BUILDING AS WARM AS WE WOULD IN THE JUNGLE FOR INSTANCE, DAN CASSIDY HELPS OVERSEE THE SAFETY OF THE ANIMALS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENTS. THESE ARE ALL GIRLS EXCEPT FOR HIM, WHICH CAN GET TRICKY WHEN AN ANIMAL WHO’S USED TO BALMY WEATHER GETS ITS HEAT KNOCKED OUT THEY’D GET TO THE DOOR TODAY. AND THAT’S AS FAR AS I GO WHEN TEMPS DIPPED BELOW ZERO THIS WEEK THE ZOO WON. HOWEVER, REALLY AN HOUR BUT CASSIDY SAYS STORMY MIDWEST WEATHER IN THE PAST HELPED PREPARE FOR A SET IN SITU. STATION LIKE THIS FORTUNATELY A FEW YEARS AGO. WE DIVIDED THE POWER UP THAT COMES INTO THE ZOO. SO IT COMES IN FROM TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. SO IF WE HAD A BIG STORM, IT’D BE UNLIKELY THAT WE’D LOSE ALL POWER AND ALL BUILDINGS AT THE SAME TIME. AND IT WORKED FOR THE BLACKOUT TOO. SO WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ONLY HALF OF THE HABITATS WERE LEFT IN THE DARK CASSIDY SAYS THEIR TEAM ROLLS OUT. IT’S BACK UP GENERATORS IMMEDIATELY TO KEEP CLIMATES THE RIGHT TEMP. BUT WINTER ISN’T A STRANGER TO OMAHA. SO THERE ARE SOME HIDDEN TRICKS TO KEEP THE ANIMALS HAPPY LIKE HEATED ROCKS TOASTY SHELTERS AND FRIENDS. TO STAY WARM WAVERLY MONROE KETV, NEWSWATCH 7. WELL THE HENRY DOORLY ZOO SAYS THE BEST TIME TO VISIT AND WHEN MOST OF THE ANIMALS ARE THE MOST ACTIVE IS WHEN IT’S 50 DEGREES OUTS