Animals beat the summer heat

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South Korea has issued heat wave warning nationwide with the mercury expected to reach 34 degrees Celsius in some regions. (AFP)
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Suricats eat frozen watermelon to cool off at the "Bioparco" zoo, during a heat wave on June 27, 2017 in Rome. / AFP / Tiziana FABI
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A newborn male Indian elephant calf named 'Filimon' expolores its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo on June 21, 2017. The baby elephant was born on May 25. / AFP / Natalia KOLESNIKOVA
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A Coati laps a block of frozen fruits to cool off at the "Bioparco" zoo, during a heat wave on June 27, 2017 in Rome. / AFP / Tiziana FABI
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Orangutan Ah Meng looks back as a zoo keeper takes them to their enclosure after a rare treat of durian fruits to mark Singapore zoo's 44th year anniversary .(AFP)
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A baby Sunda pangolin nicknamed 'Sandshrew' feeds on termites in the woods at Singapore Zoo on June 30, 2017. Sandshrew was brought to the Wildlife Health and Research Centre on January 16, reportedly found stranded in the Upper Thomson area by a member of the public. Sunda pangolins are listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). / AFP / ROSLAN RAHMAN
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A white Bengal tiger laps up a block of ice to cool off at the "Bioparco" zoo, during a heat wave . (AFP)
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A tiger laps a block of ice to cool off at the "Bioparco" zoo, during a heat wave on June 27, 2017 in Rome. / AFP / Tiziana FABI
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A Sri Lankan temple monkey eats at the Rangiri Dambulla Rajamaha Viharaya Buddhist pilgrimage site in Dambulla .(AFP)
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A Coati laps a block of frozen fruits to cool off at the "Bioparco" zoo, during a heat wave on June 27, 2017 in Rome. / AFP / Tiziana FABI
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The 34-year-old elephant Jenny eats an "ice bomb" in the zoo in Karlsruhe, western Germany on June 23, 2017. Germany OUT / AFP / dpa / Uli Deck
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A newborn Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) is nuzzled by her mother in their enclosure in the Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Nyiregyhaza, 227 kms east of Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. The baby was born weighing 15 kilograms and wearing white fur. (Attila Balazs/MTI via AP)
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Orangutan Ah Meng enjoys durian fruits to mark Singapore zoo's 44th year anniversary in Singapore .(AFP)
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A coati eats frozen watermelon to cool off at the "Bioparco" zoo, during a heat wave on June 27, 2017 in Rome. / AFP / Tiziana FABI
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Robin chicks widely open their beaks and beg for food in their nest in Hanover, central Germany, on June 30, 2017. Germany OUT / AFP / dpa / Silas Stein
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A Suricat eats frozen watermelon to cool off at the "Bioparco" zoo, during a heat wave on June 27, 2017 in Rome. / AFP / Tiziana FABI
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FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2016, file photo, Lacaune sheep, known for the famous French Roquefort cheese, are presented on the eve of the annual International Agriculture Fair, featuring farm animals, food and agriculture industry, in Paris. Japan and the European Union are hoping to reach an economic partnership agreement within days, countering the backlash against free trade by U.S. President Donald Trump. Their trade and agriculture ministers are due to meet in Tokyo on Friday, June 30, 2017, trying to forge a deal before the Group of 20 industrial nations meets next week in Germany. Local reports said a main point of disagreement was Japan's up to 40 percent tariffs on imported cheese. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
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Barbary lion "Schroeder" yawns on June 26, 2017 in his enclosure at the zoo in Neuwied, western Germany. (AFP)
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Elephant "Mumptas Mahal" takes a shower of sand at the zoo in Krefeld, western Germany(AFP)
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A tiger laps a block of ice to cool off at the "Bioparco" zoo, during a heat wave on June 27, 2017 in Rome. / AFP / Tiziana FABI
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A tiger licks iced chicken given out to help beat the heat at South Korea's Everland Amusement and Animal Park in Yongin, south of Seoul.(AFP)
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A giraffe eats iced fruits given out to help beat the heat at South Korea's Everland Amusement and Animal Park in Yongin, south of Seou.(AFP)
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A Coati laps a block of frozen fruits to cool off at the "Bioparco" zoo, during a heat wave on June 27, 2017 in Rome. / AFP / Tiziana FABI
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Coaties eat frozen watermelon to cool off at the "Bioparco" zoo, during a heat wave on June 27, 2017 in Rome. / AFP / Tiziana FABI
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Qatari boy feeds a camel in a desert area on the Qatari side of the Abu Samrah border crossing between Saudi Arabia and Qatar.(AFP)
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Zurich's zoo gorilla N'Gola eats leaves on the day of its 40th anniversary (AFP)
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A zoo keeper gives fruit to Orangutans Ah Meng to mark Singapore zoo's 44th year anniversary.(AFP)
Updated 02 July 2017
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Animals beat the summer heat

Keeping an eye on the weather forecasts, and developing a plan for days of high to extreme temperature is essential in ensuring that  animals will have sufficient shade and water on those very hot days. Zoos around the world are being creative to save the animals from the summer heat; by providing iced foods such as frozen fruits and meat to help the animals feel cool and fresh during the hot summer days.