Jersey Zoo keeps animals cool with mudbaths and frozen treats
Jersey Zoo is implementing various cooling strategies, such as mud baths and frozen treats, to protect its animals during a period of extreme summer heat. Staff are also taking precautions to ensure their own safety while maintaining animal welfare.
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Share Save Add as preferred on Google Jonathan Morris Channel Islands Jersey Zoo The zoo's Visayan warty pigs keep cool with wallows in mud As temperatures soar this summer, Jersey Zoo is using everything from mud baths to frozen treats to help its animals stay cool, staff say.
Georgia Gotts, deputy curator of mammals, said animals could choose whether to seek shade, spend time indoors or enjoy the sunshine.
So, for the zoo's Visayan warty pigs, Gotts said keepers made sure their wallow stayed topped up so they could cool off and cover themselves in mud, which acted as a protective layer from the sun.
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