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It’s important to keep our house pets cool and safe during this heat wave, but what about the zoo animals living without air conditioning?
Jeff Mitchell, a worker at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park Zoo, joined Gerald Bauman on Tuesday morning to explain how the zoo keeps animals cool in the summer.
“Obviously we have sprinklers, just like you would for your kid. A lot of our animals just love to sit in the sprinklers,” Mitchell said.
“Of course, we have our pools and our ponds, but one of our favourite things to do is to make fish-sicles.”
For those wondering, “fish-sicles” are like huge popsicles for the animals made in giant buckets with water, fish and other fun treats. The buckets are frozen and given to the animals to play with to cool down or to have a nibble on.
The good news is this heat won’t stop the Forestry Farm from opening up its new exhibit.
“We just opened our brand new prairie dog exhibit. It’s over 19,000 square feet (and) it’s nine feet deep so the prairie dogs can dig nice and deep,” Mitchell said. “We have over 40 feet of viewing glass.”
According to a news release, the exhibit also features original artwork created by local youth.
“We were so excited to work with the Saskatoon Community Youth Arts Program,” says Mitchell.
“The piece really brings the space to life and makes this exhibit extra special and feel like you are out in a southern Saskatchewan prairie.”
Anyone interested in visiting the prairie dogs can find them at the Forestry Farm, open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. until the end of June and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily starting in July.
By Payton Zillich, 650 CKOM
