In the United States, heat waves break out every summer. While people can jump in their pools, go to the beach, hit the lake, or engage in other activities that keep them cool, animals at zoos do ...

An 89-year-old giant tortoise is among the animals keeping cool at Cotswold Wildlife Park amid the heatwave.

As temperatures climb during the summer months, the SPCA Serving Erie County is reminding pet owners to be mindful of their animals’ safety in the heat.

Zoos across the country have a variety of ways they use to keep the animals cool during the hot months. During the June heat wave, hundreds of record highs were broken from the Plains to the East ...

Columbus Zoo staff employ various methods to keep animals cool during summer heat, including ice treats, shade and pools. An Animal Observations Program helps staff understand animal behavior and ...

We’re only in the beginning days of summer, and the heat has already come but it’s not just humans that are feeling these high temperatures.

The Potawatomi Zoo is taking extra precautions to keep the animals and staff cool during this extreme heat.Many zoo employees have full-time jobs outside taking ...

Elephants, chimpanzees and otters cool off from the heat with water and ice treats at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore on June 24.

Amid extreme heat being felt across Central Virginia, Richmond Animal League (RAL) and Richmond Animal Care and Control (RACC) have made adjustments at their facilities to keep pets cool.

From the shade to supplemental cool snacks, it's a scorching day at the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium, keeping curators quickly cooling the animals. "It's everything.