At This Zoo, Tigers Get Chicken Ice Pops To Beat The Heat

Tigers at a Thai zoo got to eat ice lollies and play in water as temperatures rose

Tigers were fed frozen chicken 'popsicles' and enticed to splash in a wading pool at a Thai zoo on Thursday as temperatures rose. Around 50 of the big cats live at the Tiger Kingdom zoo in Chiang Mai, 700km (435 miles) north of Bangkok, according to Patchara Chanted, coordinator of the tiger handlers there. "Tigers will save their energy during most of the day by lying down or trying to exert themselves as little as possible," said Patchara. "But if it gets too hot for them, they will start panting like cats or dogs to avoid heat stroke." "We provide some activities in the water or a toy to help them cool down."