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Kyiv Zoo keeps Tony the gorilla warm despite daily power cuts

February 01, 2023 / 10:53 AM
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Sharjah24 - Reuters: Tony the gorilla, like other African primates, hates the cold and it is a constant challenge for his keepers at Kyiv Zoo to keep him warm and comfortable in the face of hours-long power cuts every day caused by the war.
Russia has been bombarding Ukraine's power grid and heating infrastructure in recent months and although it has so far proven a relatively mild winter, temperatures of around zero Celsius in the day and minus 10 Celsius at night are way too cold for Tony and other zoo animals from tropical countries.

"When the power is cut off and the heating stops, we have to think of a solution for our primates so they don't freeze. They need temperatures of at least 20 Celsius (68 Fahrenheit)," said Valentyna Dykarova, a primate specialist at Kyiv Zoo.
February 01, 2023 / 10:53 AM

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