It is hotter for these Dallas Zoo animals here than it is in their native land of Africa. Watch them cool off.
The Dallas Zoo's male elephant, Tendaji, gets a cool shower from a water cannon as Dallas cooks under extreme heat.The forecast calls for a high temperature of 86 degrees in the Serengeti, Tanzania, native home to lions and elephants. In Dallas? It's 97.." Frankly, if we were a lion or elephant sweltering at the Dallas Zoo right now, we'd be curled up in a shady spot wondering what the fuck is up with our karma.
To prove it, the zoo sent along a video of"daily enrichment activities," which in this case included iced treats and a cool shower"from a special spray nozzle, nicknamed the 'water cannon.'" The term"water cannon" has a bit of a bad rep in the American South, but the zoo's male elephant, Tendaji, doesn't seem to mind.
Popsicles and a run through the sprinkler on a hot summer day: The animals' ancestral homes may be on the plains of Africa, but when it comes to beating the heat, they're as American as apple pie., it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas, and we'd like to keep it that way. With local media under siege, it's more important than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism.
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