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Hunter Valley wildlife park helping animals stay cool
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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1/25/2024
The Hunter Region is experiencing heatwave conditions like many parts of New South Wales today. Local wildlife parks are taking precautions to help animals stay cool in the heat.
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It's dry, there's a warm breeze and it's almost hit 40 degrees here in the Hunter Valley.
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For many people they'll stay inside in the air conditioning or take a dip in the pool
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or at the beach today, but that's not the case for the animals here at the Hunter Valley
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Wildlife Park.
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Now the animals that are here, the lions, the giraffes, the spider monkeys, the kangaroos,
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they're all picked specifically so they can cope with the weather here in the Hunter Valley.
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So they are used to a hot day, but the keepers here do make sure they get a few extra things
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on days like today to make sure they stay cool and comfortable.
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What we can do is just try to drop the temperature a little bit.
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So obviously using things like sprinklers like you can see now and then adding interactive
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food items that will hopefully cool them down.
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Not far from here is the Hunter Valley Vineyards and grape picking is underway for the current
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vintage.
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The grape pickers were out early this morning to avoid the heat and we're going to be knocking
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off before lunchtime, before that 40 degree temperature does hit.
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Now Hunter Health officials are warning people to try and stay cool so they can avoid heat
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exhaustion or heat stroke.
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So the warnings are make sure you drink plenty of water, limit the amount of caffeine and
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alcohol you might be drinking today and stay in a cool place.
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If you don't have air conditioning at home, head to your local shops or the library where
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you can try and stay cool.
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Now some of the symptoms to look out for if you are out in the heat today, you might have
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a bit of a headache, you might be feeling a little bit dizzy or very thirsty.
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Those are the early signs of heat exhaustion so try and stay on top of those.
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Now as for the animals here, I'm sure they'll be staying under the shade of a tree and looking
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out for the keepers today when they drop in an ice block to keep them cool.
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