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Animals at Greek zoo beat heat with ice-cold treats

Temperatures around the country reached 107.5 F and were set to rise further in the fourth heat wave in less than a month.

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Tiembe, a 15-year-old Angolan lion, licks his frozen breakfast, chunks of red meat and bone packed in a block of ice, at the Attica Zoological Park in Spata suburb, eastern Athens, Friday, Aug. 4. A large number of animals being fed frozen meals at the Attica Zoological Park outside the Greek capital Friday, as temperatures around the country touched 40C (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and were set to rise further, in the fourth heat wave in less than a month.
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Tiembe, a 15-year-old Angolan lion, stands over his frozen breakfast, chunks of red meat and bone packed in a block of ice, at the Attica Zoological Park in Spata suburb, eastern Athens, Friday, Aug. 4.
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A ring-tailed lemur licks a fruit popsicle, at the Attica Zoological Park in Spata suburb, eastern Athens, Friday, Aug. 4.
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Ring-tailed lemurs lick a fruit popsicle, at the Attica Zoological Park in Spata suburb, eastern Athens, Friday, Aug. 4.
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An injured turtle chews on leaves at the Attica Zoological Park in Spata suburb, eastern Athens, Friday, Aug. 4.
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Lizzy, left, and Jamal, pygmy hippopotamus eat chilled water melons at the Attica Zoological Park in Spata suburb, eastern Athens, Friday, Aug. 4.
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Lotus, a 4-year-old European brown bear, bites into a block of ice with fruits, at the Attica Zoological Park in Spata suburb, eastern Athens, Friday, Aug. 4.
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Afroditi, a 14-year-old European brown bear, claws at a block of ice with fruits, at the Attica Zoological Park in Spata suburb, eastern Athens, Friday, Aug. 4.
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An injured fallow deer walks at the Attica Zoological Park in Spata suburb, eastern Athens, on Friday, Aug. 4.

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