Zoo keeper spraying hose towards Hippo. (SA Zoo)Cassowary walking in mist from water sprinklers. (SA Zoo)Black Bear sitting in pool of water. (SA Zoo)Jaguar playing with a ball in a pool of water. (SA Zoo)
Did someone say popsicles? Animals at the Zoo also kept cool with frozen ice in a variety of shapes and flavors.
Lion licks "bloodsicle" in the grass. (SA Zoo)Animal stands next to frozen ice treat. (SA Zoo)Fishing Cat licks popsicle on a deck. (SA Zoo)Two Kangaroo Joeys eat ice from a bowl. (SA Zoo)
Lastly, just as some treat themselves to a mud bath, rhinos stayed cool at the Zoo by creating a mud coat.
Rhinos often are seen rolling around in the mud to create the protective “mud coat” not only to stay cool but to stop insects from biting them, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature.