Animals of Yorkshire Wildlife Park play it cool in weekend heatwave

1st July 2019

With temperature pushing towards 30C, the animals of Yorkshire Wildlife Park were playing it cool in the weekend heatwave.

The award-winning park's pools and water feature offered welcome relief from the sun's rays while others just chilled out and took it easy to the delight of visitors. Amur tiger Tschuna made regular dips into the refreshing pools at the two- acre Land of Tigers where she could get a drink while the lions at meerkats basked in the sunshine. The park at Branton, near Doncaster, is the UK's No. 1 walkthrough wildlife adventure with almost 400 animals form 70 species, many rare and endangered. Staff at the park made sure all the animals had enough water and shade as a welcome summer burst hit Yorkshire to make a sizzling weekend. -There is plenty of water around for them to take regular dips and to drink so they are basking in the hot weather. A lot of animals, like the Meerkats, Rhinos and other African species, love the heat, said Matt Hartley, Head of Animals of the park which is a leading force in animal conservation and supports projects around the globe. -We're all in need of a good summer weekend and our visitors are really enjoying the weather and seeing the animals relaxing and splashing about to keep cool. The park offers a fun packed and educational day out for all the family throughout the summer. Visitors enjoy a unique and mesmerising experience coming almost face to face with Polar Bears, Ring-tailed Lemurs, Amur Tigers and Leopards as well as Giraffes.