Fort Worth Zoo visitors learn how to beat the heat

Posted at July 22, 2011 // Zoo Coupons

While Texas residents are doing everything to try to keep cool, the residents of the Fort Worth Zoo are showing them how it’s done.

Caretakers are taking extra measures to keep animals healthy and happy despite the heat, and zoogoers can enjoy some of the same comforts, even in the recent triple-digit temperatures.

Hippopotamuses can be found lounging in the pool, bobbing for apples or opening their mouths at the large sprayers aimed into their habitat. The Asian elephants, such as Bluebonnet who was born at the zoo in 1998, spray mud or water on their backs and play in their massive

Source: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/fort-worth/headlines/20110721-fort-worth-zoo-visitors-learn-how-to-beat-the-heat.ece

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