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Photos: A Greek zoo serves up frozen meals to animals to help them beat the heat

Temperatures around the country touched 40 degrees celcius and were set to rise further

Published: August 05, 2023 10:00 AP

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Greece_Heat_Wave_Animals_07828--e16e1 — Spata: At first sight, Tiembe studies his frozen breakfast with hesitation: Chunks of red meat and bone packed in a foot-long block of ice. The 15-year-old Angolan lion eventually licks the ice before gnawing free pieces of meat. Image Credit: AP

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Greece_Heat_Wave_Animals_01872--b6341 — Animals at the Attica Zoological Park outside the Greek capital were being fed frozen meals Friday as temperatures around the country reached 40 C (107.5 F) and were set to rise further, in the fourth heat wave in less than a month. Image Credit: AP

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Greece_Heat_Wave_Animals_20303--3f957 — The extreme temperatures and wildfires — a growing concern for biodiversity in southern Europe — have had an impact on Greek wildlife. A fire on the island of Rhodes burned for 11 successive days, triggering the evacuation of 20,000 people, mostly tourists. The island’s animals were less fortunate. Image Credit: AP

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Greece_Heat_Wave_Animals_51440--4a582 — As the fire tore through mountain forests and a nature reserve, an estimated 2,500 animals and beehives were burned, along with 50,000 olive trees, according to Agriculture Ministry officials. Fallow deer, a symbol of Rhodes, were found lying dead on the roadside. Image Credit: AP

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Greece_Heat_Wave_Animals_52163--9d2f8 — The zoo, which is about 30 kilometers (20 miles) east of Athens, is looking after an injured deer and several turtles — some fitted with wheels prized from toys to help with their mobility — which suffered burns and other injuries during the Rhodes fire. Image Credit: AP

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Greece_Heat_Wave_Animals_18769--e8f68 — Zoo curator Antonis Balas urged pet owners to be more mindful of their animals at times of extreme heat, noting that many of the popular breeds of pets are from native cooler climates in Northern and Central Europe. Image Credit: AP

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Greece_Heat_Wave_Animals_16313--c5237 — Ten major wildfires struck Greece in July, and included major blazes outside Athens. More than 450 pet dogs and cats were rescued from fires, many left in their homes as the owners fled, according to a charity that works with a state animal agency. About half have been reunited with their owners, the others placed in temporary adoption. Image Credit: AP

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Greece_Heat_Wave_Animals_18822--ec8e8 — In the wake of the Greek fires, the international animal charity PETA urged animal owners not to abandon their pets. Elisa Allen, the group’s vice president for programs, said the fires also served as a reminder that the animal farming industry is a major global contributor to climate change. Image Credit: AP

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Greece_Heat_Wave_Animals_51142--8c231 — A ring-tailed lemur licks a fruit popsicle, at the Attica Zoological Park in Spata suburb, eastern Athens. Image Credit: AP

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