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| Heatwave: Longleat animals keeping cool with ice lollies | Heatwave: Longleat animals keeping cool with ice lollies |
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| The frozen blocks are suspended on a chain more than 5m above the ground for giraffes | The frozen blocks are suspended on a chain more than 5m above the ground for giraffes |
| Staff at a wildlife park have been handing out ice lollies to keep animals cool during the heatwave. | Staff at a wildlife park have been handing out ice lollies to keep animals cool during the heatwave. |
| Monkeys and giraffes at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire have been enjoying the treats, which are made out of their favourite ingredients. | Monkeys and giraffes at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire have been enjoying the treats, which are made out of their favourite ingredients. |
| The attraction's herd of Rothschild's giraffes have been snacking on specially-prepared banana, carrot and willow ice blocks. | The attraction's herd of Rothschild's giraffes have been snacking on specially-prepared banana, carrot and willow ice blocks. |
| Longleat's Ian Turner said the giraffes "lapped up the willow leaves". | Longleat's Ian Turner said the giraffes "lapped up the willow leaves". |
| The treats are "extremely popular" with the animals. | The treats are "extremely popular" with the animals. |
| Mr Turner added: "It is a bit of an operation to hoist them up to the right height, but it was definitely worth the effort." | Mr Turner added: "It is a bit of an operation to hoist them up to the right height, but it was definitely worth the effort." |
| The park's resident troop of rhesus macaque monkeys were not missing out on the cooling treats, with staff preparing them monkey seed ice lollies. | The park's resident troop of rhesus macaque monkeys were not missing out on the cooling treats, with staff preparing them monkey seed ice lollies. |
| Rhesus monkeys can learn to manipulate simple tools and distinguish colours and shapes | Rhesus monkeys can learn to manipulate simple tools and distinguish colours and shapes |
| Mr Turner said the ice lollies were proving to be "extremely popular" with the animals. | Mr Turner said the ice lollies were proving to be "extremely popular" with the animals. |
| "We tend to use ingredients we know they love already and then just freeze them overnight," he added. | "We tend to use ingredients we know they love already and then just freeze them overnight," he added. |
| Temperatures in Warminster, where Longleat is located, are set to reach 36C (96.8F) on Monday. | Temperatures in Warminster, where Longleat is located, are set to reach 36C (96.8F) on Monday. |
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