According to the zoo authority, the ice popsicles given to the animals during the summer season are helping them to get through rising temperatures (Pic/Abhishek Satam)
As per the zoo authority, enough quantity of flowing water in the water bodies in individual cages/areas of each animal, is helping the animals to cool themselves and play in the water (Pic/Abhishek Satam)
Abhishek Satam, a zoologist at the Byculla Zoo, said, “We make ice popsicles using different eatables such as meat, seasonal fruit, and fish, depending on the animal's diet" (Pic/Abhishek Satam)
While for the past 15 days, Mumbai has faced water scarcity issues, the zoo was able to provide sufficient water to the animals from the three British-era well situated inside the zoo (Pic/Abhishek Satam)
Besides stocking up food according to the animal's diet, a few of the seasonal fruits that grow inside the zoo are given to the animals to eat (Pic/Anagha Sawant)
"For aquatic birds, we have fish popsicles, and for carnivorous animals, we have meat popsicles. These ice popsicles are only made during the summer seasons every year as it helps the animals to survive in the heat and keep them hydrated,” said the zoo authority (Pic/Anagha Sawant)
For animals like sloth bears, hippopotamus, elephants, and monkeys, the zoo keepers provide them seasonal fruits like jackfruit and watermelon to eat (Pic/Abhishek Satam)
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