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UK heatwave: Animals cool off at Oxfordshire wildlife park

Philip Joyce Ring-tailed lemursPhilip Joyce
@CotsWildTweets Meerkats at Cotswold Wildlife Park @CotsWildTweets
Ring-tailed lemurs at Cotswold Wildlife Park were treated to frozen smoothies and frozen fruit lollies.
Meerkats at the park demolish a refreshing watermelon.
  • Keepers at Cotswold Wildlife Park, Oxfordshire are making sure the animals under their care are kept cool in the heatwave
  • Many are being treated to iced snacks, made from ingredients in their normal diet, including berries, pears and carrots
  • Saturday is expected to be the hottest day of the year
  • Heat-health alerts have been upgraded to amber for much of England

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