WARMING NEWS

WITH the current biting temperatures, a zoo has been forced to take action to keep its residents nice and toasty.

Many of the animals, such as gorillas, orangutans, meerkats and red pandas, at BioPark Fuengirola come from tropical climes and have little time for genuinely cold weather. So to keep them warm, a series of tricks have been employed by keepers.

These include radiant floor heating both inside and outside enclosures, heat lamps, heated beds and warm pools. Diligent zookeepers have also modified the animals’ diets to include vitamin supplements, vegetable broths and herbal teas for an immune system boost.