Zoo Keepers Offer Gorillas A Cooling Treat To Help Cope In Hot Conditions

A female Western Lowland Gorilla cools down with an fruit flavored ice block in her enclosure in London Zoo on July 2, 2009 in London, England. The Met Office is expecting the UK to record the hottest day of the year today with temperatures in London and the South East of England reaching as much as 33C.
A female Western Lowland Gorilla cools down with an fruit flavored ice block in her enclosure in London Zoo on July 2, 2009 in London, England. The Met Office is expecting the UK to record the hottest day of the year today with temperatures in London and the South East of England reaching as much as 33C.
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A female Western Lowland Gorilla cools down with an fruit flavored ice block in her enclosure in London Zoo on July 2, 2009 in London, England. The Met Office is expecting the UK to record the hottest day of the year today with temperatures in London and the South East of England reaching as much as 33C. Effie, a female Western Lowland Gorilla cools down with an fruit flavored ice block in her enclosure in London Zoo on July 2, 2009 in London, England. The Met Office is expecting the UK to record the hottest day of the year today with temperatures in London and the South East of England reaching as much as 33C. Keepers at ZSL London Zoo hose down the Bearded Pigs in their enclosure to keep them cool in the hot weather on July 2, 2009 in London, England. The Met Office is expecting the UK to record the hottest day of the year today with temperatures in London and the South East of England reaching as much as 33C. Keepers at ZSL London Zoo hose down the Bearded Pigs in their enclosure to keep them cool in the hot weather on July 2, 2009 in London, England. The Met Office is expecting the UK to record the hottest day of the year today with temperatures in London and the South East of England reaching as much as 33C.
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