From giant ice pops and water cannons to simply hanging in the shade, the animals at the Maryland Zoo have plenty of ways to stay cool.

Meteorologist Tommy House sat down with Dillon Horger, who is the Director of Animal Care at the Austin Zoo to learn more.

With temperatures hiking in much of the US as an oppressive heat wave continues, zoos are taking special measures to keep their animals cool. At the Smithsonian National Zoo, swamp monkeys are ...

When we think about animal survival, we often focus on speed, strength, or camouflage. But in many species, one of the most ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — As temperatures soar in El Paso, the Zoo explained it's implementing creative strategies to ensure the animals stay chill. "We put in a lot of thought on how to ...

Zoos across the country have a variety of ways they use to keep the animals cool during the hot months. During the June heat wave, hundreds of record highs were broken from the Plains to the East ...

“We have a lot of different animals and we have a lot from the African Savanna. Our giraffes for example handle this heat really well so we do things differently for them,” said Wiggins.

As animals became larger, the traveling speeds increased, until they reached one ton, or about 2,000 pounds. ... [Related: Ceramic ‘igloos’ could keep African penguins cool and cozy.] ...

Other animals’ native regions are similarly dry and arid, such as Africa or the Middle East, from which the zoo’s lions, giraffes, cheetahs and Arabian onyx originate.

HOUSTON — As the temperatures begin to climb in Houston, animals at the Houston Zoo have to find ways to keep their bodies cool. They can't do that on their own, so they get a little help. To ...

Humans aren’t the only ones trying to beat the summer heat here in North Dakota. When blistering days like these roll through the state, zookeepers here at the Roosevelt Park Zoo have to ...