Zoo News: There's nothing like a rat-sicle on a hot day

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	Zoo News: There's nothing like a rat-sicle on a hot day


	Zookeeper Trish McKinley holds a frozen rat, a treat that is much anticipated by lioness Barusha on a hot summer day. View Larger

It’s hot. We know, and our animals know it – including the animals at Great Bend’s Brit Spaugh Zoo. Zoo Curator Marge Bowen said zoo staff take extra precautions this time of year to make sure the animals aren’t overly stressed by the heat. “The good thing about all of these animals is they’re all acclimated to Kansas,” Bowen said. All animals that are susceptible to heat are supplied with misters to stand under. And ...

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