• 5 months ago
Prague's zoo has distributed up to 10 tonnes of ice to their residents as temperatures in the Czech Republic exceed 30 degrees Celsius. Polar bears, elephants, bison, takins, otters and kea parrots enjoy the heaps, a "way to cool down but also a certain kind of entertainment", according to the staff.
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00:00Oh
00:31So we try to simplify it in some way.
00:37We have different baths, some animals have pools full of cold water.
00:42Then we give them the ice you could see today.
00:45We try to make it warm.
00:51It's a kind of fun for them, it's also cooling,
00:56which we have already talked about.
00:58We give them different treats, so they have fun with it,
01:02then play with it in the water.

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