RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Upon spotting a zookeeper laden with a bucket full of fruit-flavored ice pops, black spider monkeys in Rio de Janeiro’s BioParque gracefully swung their way towards him on Friday, chattering excitedly.
The ice pops are part of the monkeys’ well-being program.
For the monkeys, the ice pops are watermelon, pineapple or grape flavored.
But for Simba, the zoo’s lion, the ice treat is made up of blood or minced meat.
To cool her down even more, a zookeeper sprayed Koala with a hose.
Persons:
chattering, it's, it’s, ”, zookeeper Tadeu Cabral, Simba, Daniel Serieiro, Carlos Acuña
Organizations:
RIO DE, National Institute of Meteorology
Locations:
RIO DE JANEIRO, Rio de, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Costa Rica, Bahia