Photos: Animals beating the heat with frozen treats

Zoo animals enjoy frozen treats as they try to beat summer heatwaves

Last updated: July 20, 2022 | 14:37

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An Indian rhino is sprayed with water during the second heatwave of the year at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid, Spain.

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A yellow-breasted capuchin monkey receives ice to cool off in Amersfoort Zoo, due to the warm weather.

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An Asian elephant cools down under a water spray at Chester Zoo in Chester, Britain.

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A lion tastes an ice cream, prepared from meat and blood on a hot and sunny day at the Madrid Zoo, Spain.

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A brown bear eats ice treats with fruits and vegetables during hot weather as a heatwave hits Europe, at Rome Zoo in Rome, Italy.

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A meerkat eats iced melon treat with beetle larvae during a hot weather as a heatwave hits Europe, at Rome Zoo in Rome, Italy.

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A leopard tortoise eats an apple during the second heatwave of the year at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid, Spain.

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A grey seal eats frozen fish, during the second heatwave of the year at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid, Spain.

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A Chimpanzee sucks on a block of flavoured ice at Chester Zoo in Chester, Britain.

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Sea lions eat frozen fish during a hot weather in Berlin Zoo, Germany.

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A panda bear eats a watermelon ice-cream on a bamboo stick during the second heatwave of the year at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid, Spain,.

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