Moscow has been engulfed in a heat wave since the middle of June, with day time temperatures reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Animals at Moscow Zoo stay in the water to escape the heat.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankMoscow has been engulfed in a heat wave since the middle of June, with day time temperatures reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Animals at Moscow Zoo stay in the water to escape the heat.
Moscow has been engulfed in a heat wave since the middle of June, with day time temperatures reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Animals at Moscow Zoo stay in the water to escape the heat.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankA brown bear plays in the water in the summer heat.
A brown bear plays in the water in the summer heat.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankPolar bears are the luckiest animals at Moscow Zoo: they get ice in their enclosure.
Polar bears are the luckiest animals at Moscow Zoo: they get ice in their enclosure.
Polar bears boldly jump into the water.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir VyatkinPolar bears are the largest terrestrial mammal carnivores. They are listed as endangered on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and in the Red Book of Russia.
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Polar bears are the largest terrestrial mammal carnivores. They are listed as endangered on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and in the Red Book of Russia.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankThis orangutan has tried every possible way of hiding from the sun.
This orangutan has tried every possible way of hiding from the sun.
A baby orangutan lies in its mother’s shadow.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir VyatkinThe animals spend most of the day in the shade. Many of them have lost their appetites because of the extreme heat.
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The animals spend most of the day in the shade. Many of them have lost their appetites because of the extreme heat.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankBut hygiene is still important. Zebras clean their fur by rolling in the dust.
But hygiene is still important. Zebras clean their fur by rolling in the dust.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankThe Moscow Zoo, located in downtown Moscow, has a large variety of birds.
The Moscow Zoo, located in downtown Moscow, has a large variety of birds.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankThe zoo keeps more than 8,000 animals of more than a thousand different species. Some have been bred by the zoo’s specialists and are the first of their kind in the world.
The zoo keeps more than 8,000 animals of more than a thousand different species. Some have been bred by the zoo’s specialists and are the first of their kind in the world.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankSea lions are listed as endangered in the Red Book.
Sea lions are listed as endangered in the Red Book.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankThe zoo takes part in a number of international programs on preserving animals that are becoming extinct and works with nature conservation organizations around the world.
The zoo takes part in a number of international programs on preserving animals that are becoming extinct and works with nature conservation organizations around the world.