Zoo animals get iced treats as Brazil swelterss


January 8, 2014 at 2:27p.m.

Zoo animals get iced treats as Brazil swelterss

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sure, it’s mind-bogglingly cold in the Northern Hemisphere. But the sweltering weather on the opposite end of the Earth has man and beast alike dreaming of ice. Brazil is sizzling, and with the heat index sometimes soaring above 120 F, keepers at the Rio de Janeiro zoo are giving the animals ice pops to beat the heat.