Photos: Animals beating the heat with frozen treats

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

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1/11
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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2/11
A yellow-breasted capuchin monkey receives ice to cool off in Amersfoort Zoo, due to the warm weather.
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3/11
An Asian elephant cools down under a water spray at Chester Zoo in Chester, Britain.
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4/11
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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5/11
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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6/11
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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7/11
A leopard tortoise eats an apple during the second heatwave of the year at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid, Spain.
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8/11
A grey seal eats frozen fish, during the second heatwave of the year at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid, Spain.
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9/11
A Chimpanzee sucks on a block of flavoured ice at Chester Zoo in Chester, Britain.
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10/11
Sea lions eat frozen fish during a hot weather in Berlin Zoo, Germany.
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11/11
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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