Prague Zoo uses tonnes of ice to cool animals during heatwave

Polar bears Aleut and Gregor, much astatine location successful nan Arctic than nether nan Czech sun, cooled disconnected by rolling and lounging successful nan crystal scattered passim their open-air enclosure.

Zoo head Miroslav Bobek said crystal would apt beryllium needed for astatine slightest 10 days this summer, depending connected nan forecast. He said polar bears stay a peculiar interest during periods of utmost heat.

The zoo applies “common sense” erstwhile choosing which animals person ice, prioritising those from colder regions and others that use from nan cooling aliases simply bask playing successful it.