[00:06.60] | Code red heat warnings have been issued by Italy's health ministry, as a heatwave nicknamed 'Lucifer' scorches the Mediterranean region. |
[00:08.22] | But at the zoo in Rome, keepers are ensuring the lions and tigers stay cool by freezing their food in large blocks of ice. |
[00:15.04] | The animals have to lick through icy layers before getting to the joints of meat contained inside, like a giant lollipop. |
[00:22.23] | Klaus Friedrich, the zoo's veterinarian, says making these meat-flavoured treats is part of their strategy to cool the animals down |
[00:29.86] | "The animals get bored, like children, so they find new ways : how to prepare the ice. |
[00:35.05] | So sometimes you put the ice in a bucket of water, and you put a string inside, and you hang this on a tree or you hide it somewhere. |
[00:46.81] | There are different ways to give this food and these ice creams… So they like it a lot." |
[00:53.68] | The smaller animals, like lemurs, are fed pieces of watermelon and special ice cream, while the monkeys are given bamboo canes filled with yoghurt and frozen fruit. |
[01:02.19] | Italy is suffering from its worst drought in ten years, caused by a high-pressure system that's bringing hot air from Africa to Europe. |
[01:09.64] | Spain is also sweltering, while the heatwave has fuelled forest fires in the Greek island of Chios and the north-east of Bosnia. |
[00:06.60] | Code red heat warnings have been issued by Italy' s health ministry, as a heatwave nicknamed ' Lucifer' scorches the Mediterranean region. |
[00:08.22] | But at the zoo in Rome, keepers are ensuring the lions and tigers stay cool by freezing their food in large blocks of ice. |
[00:15.04] | The animals have to lick through icy layers before getting to the joints of meat contained inside, like a giant lollipop. |
[00:22.23] | Klaus Friedrich, the zoo' s veterinarian, says making these meatflavoured treats is part of their strategy to cool the animals down |
[00:29.86] | " The animals get bored, like children, so they find new ways : how to prepare the ice. |
[00:35.05] | So sometimes you put the ice in a bucket of water, and you put a string inside, and you hang this on a tree or you hide it somewhere. |
[00:46.81] | There are different ways to give this food and these ice creams So they like it a lot." |
[00:53.68] | The smaller animals, like lemurs, are fed pieces of watermelon and special ice cream, while the monkeys are given bamboo canes filled with yoghurt and frozen fruit. |
[01:02.19] | Italy is suffering from its worst drought in ten years, caused by a highpressure system that' s bringing hot air from Africa to Europe. |
[01:09.64] | Spain is also sweltering, while the heatwave has fuelled forest fires in the Greek island of Chios and the northeast of Bosnia. |
[00:06.60] | Code red heat warnings have been issued by Italy' s health ministry, as a heatwave nicknamed ' Lucifer' scorches the Mediterranean region. |
[00:08.22] | But at the zoo in Rome, keepers are ensuring the lions and tigers stay cool by freezing their food in large blocks of ice. |
[00:15.04] | The animals have to lick through icy layers before getting to the joints of meat contained inside, like a giant lollipop. |
[00:22.23] | Klaus Friedrich, the zoo' s veterinarian, says making these meatflavoured treats is part of their strategy to cool the animals down |
[00:29.86] | " The animals get bored, like children, so they find new ways : how to prepare the ice. |
[00:35.05] | So sometimes you put the ice in a bucket of water, and you put a string inside, and you hang this on a tree or you hide it somewhere. |
[00:46.81] | There are different ways to give this food and these ice creams So they like it a lot." |
[00:53.68] | The smaller animals, like lemurs, are fed pieces of watermelon and special ice cream, while the monkeys are given bamboo canes filled with yoghurt and frozen fruit. |
[01:02.19] | Italy is suffering from its worst drought in ten years, caused by a highpressure system that' s bringing hot air from Africa to Europe. |
[01:09.64] | Spain is also sweltering, while the heatwave has fuelled forest fires in the Greek island of Chios and the northeast of Bosnia. |