FenrirIII to Offbeat@lemmy.ca • 2 months agoFrozen treats, cold showers and lots of ice; Florida zoo works to protect animals from summer heatapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down11
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minus-squareAutoTL;DRBlinkEnglish3•2 months agoThis is the best summary I could come up with: Staff at the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society use a variety of techniques to keep their animals cool. Zookeepers throw large piles of ice into the black bear enclosure for the animals to wallow in, chilling their pool to 74 F (23 C). The otters get ice blocks and frozen fish tossed into their water for playing and eating. Giant tortoises, native to the islands of the Indian Ocean, enjoy cool showers from a hose, which they can feel through their shells. The zoo’s guests love to watch the animals cool down and children press their faces up against the glass for a better look, Terrell said. Associated Press writer Terry Spencer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, contributed to this report. The original article contains 351 words, the summary contains 121 words. Saved 66%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Staff at the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society use a variety of techniques to keep their animals cool.
Zookeepers throw large piles of ice into the black bear enclosure for the animals to wallow in, chilling their pool to 74 F (23 C).
The otters get ice blocks and frozen fish tossed into their water for playing and eating.
Giant tortoises, native to the islands of the Indian Ocean, enjoy cool showers from a hose, which they can feel through their shells.
The zoo’s guests love to watch the animals cool down and children press their faces up against the glass for a better look, Terrell said.
Associated Press writer Terry Spencer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, contributed to this report.
The original article contains 351 words, the summary contains 121 words. Saved 66%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!