Refreshing treats help zoo animals keep cool during summer

China's summer heatwave has pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius

in many cities across the country. The scorching weather can be

extremely uncomfortable for zoo animals, but Chinese zoo keepers have

taken creative measures to help their animals stay cool.

Keepers at the Taiyuan Zoo in the capital of north China’s Shanxi

Province have built a swimming pool for their monkeys. Instead of just

swimming, some of the primates apparently like to dive into the water

from nearby trees.

Zookeepers are also feeding the animals frozen watermelon and ice cubes.

The zoo's rhinoceroses also got an extra special summer treat: cold

showers and cooling mud baths. A mud bank was recently built for the

animals to roll around in during hot summer days.