How people and animals both stay cool at the Central Florida Zoo

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When you're out in the heat for hours at a time with zoo animals, how do you stay cool?

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00:01From misting stations, hyd

00:04and splash pads and more.

00:06When the temperature soars

00:08the outdoor attractions like

00:10the Central Florida Zoo and

00:12Botanical Gardens really ram

00:14things up to keep their customers

00:16and the wildlife cool. Now we

00:18went out and took a look at some

00:20other star attractions. We saw

00:22PJ the Rhino. He is a great horn

00:24rhino that got a wonderful bath

00:26in that Florida heat. These animals

00:28are doing some refreshment exercises

00:30that help keep them cool in the

00:32summer months. We also saw many

00:34folks trying to grab some shade

00:36as they were out and about enjoying

00:38the zoo during those peak hot

00:40hours and there are a lot of things

00:42that can be done that you can keep

00:44yourself safe while you're enjoying

00:46the weather and these outdoor attractions.

00:48We have cups of water available

00:50at our concession stations if you do

00:52need to hydrate and we have all of

00:54our concession treats as well.

00:56For our staff we have a buddy system

00:58so we have a buddy that's our

01:00hydration buddy and we remind each

01:02other during the day to make sure

01:04that you're drinking enough water

01:06because we are out here in the elements

01:08eight, nine hours a day and it can

01:10get very hot and very exhausting.

01:12Now the team here at the Central Florida

01:14Zoo carefully crafts the exercises

01:16for these animals to make sure that

01:18they're engaged, that they're not staying

01:20out in the heat too long, but also

01:22there's plenty of opportunity to stay cool

01:24as well. There are hydration stations

01:26strategically placed throughout the park

01:28and also you can enjoy the splash pad

01:30one of the other very popular items

01:32here at the Central Florida Zoo.

01:34Kids and adults alike can cool off

01:36in the Central Florida heat.

01:38Reporting from Sanford, Florida,

01:40I'm Leslie Hudson for AccuWeather.

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