给动物降温 - 英语听力
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[00:06.60]Code red heat warnings have been issued by Italy's health ministry, as a heatwave nicknamed 'Lucifer' scorches the Mediterranean region.
[00:08.22]But at the zoo in Rome, keepers are ensuring the lions and tigers stay cool by freezing their food in large blocks of ice.
[00:15.04]The animals have to lick through icy layers before getting to the joints of meat contained inside, like a giant lollipop.
[00:22.23]Klaus Friedrich, the zoo's veterinarian, says making these meat-flavoured treats is part of their strategy to cool the animals down
[00:29.86]"The animals get bored, like children, so they find new ways ： how to prepare the ice.
[00:35.05]So sometimes you put the ice in a bucket of water, and you put a string inside, and you hang this on a tree or you hide it somewhere.
[00:46.81]There are different ways to give this food and these ice creams… So they like it a lot."
[00:53.68]The smaller animals, like lemurs, are fed pieces of watermelon and special ice cream, while the monkeys are given bamboo canes filled with yoghurt and frozen fruit.
[01:02.19]Italy is suffering from its worst drought in ten years, caused by a high-pressure system that's bringing hot air from Africa to Europe.
[01:09.64]Spain is also sweltering, while the heatwave has fuelled forest fires in the Greek island of Chios and the north-east of Bosnia.
[00:08.22]But at the zoo in Rome, keepers are ensuring the lions and tigers stay cool by freezing their food in large blocks of ice.
[00:15.04]The animals have to lick through icy layers before getting to the joints of meat contained inside, like a giant lollipop.
[00:22.23]Klaus Friedrich, the zoo's veterinarian, says making these meat-flavoured treats is part of their strategy to cool the animals down
[00:29.86]"The animals get bored, like children, so they find new ways ： how to prepare the ice.
[00:35.05]So sometimes you put the ice in a bucket of water, and you put a string inside, and you hang this on a tree or you hide it somewhere.
[00:46.81]There are different ways to give this food and these ice creams… So they like it a lot."
[00:53.68]The smaller animals, like lemurs, are fed pieces of watermelon and special ice cream, while the monkeys are given bamboo canes filled with yoghurt and frozen fruit.
[01:02.19]Italy is suffering from its worst drought in ten years, caused by a high-pressure system that's bringing hot air from Africa to Europe.
[01:09.64]Spain is also sweltering, while the heatwave has fuelled forest fires in the Greek island of Chios and the north-east of Bosnia.
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