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    Look: At sweltering Phoenix Zoo, showers for owls and icy treats for monkeys

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    Look: At sweltering Phoenix Zoo, showers for owls and icy treats for monkeys

    The zoo has come up with myriad ways to cool off animals in the record-breaking heat wave


    Published:  July 22, 2023 16:57 Reuters
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    On Day 22 of temperatures in Phoenix exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 Celsius), a Eurasian eagle owl enjoyed a prolonged shower on Friday while monkeys and horses ate icy treats, some laced with Gatorade. | Above: Common squirrel monkeys eat frozen grapes. Image Credit: AFP
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    The Phoenix Zoo has come up with myriad ways to cool off animals in the historic record-breaking heat wave, including hose-downs, mister lines, cooling pads, ponds, mud water, fans and air-conditioned buildings. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    An ice treat is seen, as part of a measure to keep animals safe, at the Phoenix Zoo. "It's important with our native animals and even more importantly, our non-native animals to keep them cool in the summer here with as hot as it gets," said zookeeper Lizzie Newman. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Archie, the owl whose species is native to Europe and Asia, stood placidly under the shower of a sprinkler. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Chutti, a one-horned rhinoceros, had his leathery hide and snout hosed down, as did Elvis, a Galapagos giant tortoise. Image Credit: AFP
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    Chutti "had a lot of fun playing around and therefore tired himself out a little bit. So this is one of the ways that we help them cool down in this heat," said zookeeper Leslie Lindholm. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Jake, a Belgian draft horse, slurped up his icy treat. "Horses are actually pretty fragile when it comes to the temperature. So you have to make sure you have fans at 90 degrees - which is all the time now - and misters at 100," said senior zookeeper Jyl Purdy. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    And over in Monkey Village, tiny squirrel monkeys pulled frozen treats out of buckets. Sometimes they get water with some Gatorade mixed in. Image Credit: AFP
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    "Elvis" a Galapagos Tortoise is sprayed with water as staff at the Phoenix Zoo take extra measures to keep animals and guests cool. Image Credit: AFP
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    A trainer holds a "bloodsickle" made of frozen water and animal blood from their food supply before throwing it to a cheetah as a treat. Image Credit: AFP
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    A cheetah licks a "bloodsickle" made of frozen water and animal blood from their food supply. Image Credit: AFP
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    "We have misters, we have cool pads so the shelves they can lay on are actually cold, and we also make ice treats on occasion," said senior zookeeper Amy Dietz. "So today they got frozen grapes and some frozen puree." Image Credit: REUTERS
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    "Elvis" a Galapagos Tortoise is sprayed with water as staff at the Phoenix Zoo take extra measures to keep animals and guests cool during a record heat wave. Image Credit: AFP

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