BBC Homepage
  • Skip to content
  • Accessibility Help
  • Your account
  • CBBC
  • CBBC iPlayer
  • Newsround
  • Bitesize
  • CBeebies
  • CBBC on TV
  • CBBC Help
More menu
More menu
Search CBBC
  • CBBC
  • CBBC iPlayer
  • Newsround
  • Bitesize
  • CBeebies
  • CBBC on TV
  • CBBC Help
Close menu
HomeMenu
  • Home
  • Shows
  • Games
  • Quizzes
  • Watch
  • Join In
  • Newsround
Link to newsround

Animals take a break from the sun

  • Published
    14 July 2013
A dog plays in a fountain to cool down in the hot weather
Image caption,

A dog plays in a fountain to cool down in the hot weather.

An Otter cools down in the hot weather
Image caption,

Harry the Otter cools down in the hot weather at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling

A red-bellied Lemur licks a vegetable ice lolly
Image caption,

A zoo in Wales has given animals cool treats to help them battle the hot weather.

A red-bellied Lemur licks a vegetable ice lolly
Image caption,

A red-bellied Lemur licks a vegetable ice lolly.

A ring-tailed Lemur
Image caption,

A ring-tailed Lemur enjoys this ice lolly - I bet he'd like a flake in the top.

Watch Newsround

  • Watch Newsround. VideoWatch Newsround

    Nina on the Newsround set
  • Watch Newsround - signed and subtitled. VideoWatch Newsround - signed and subtitled

    Newsround BSL logo with hands

Top stories

  • Plymouth World War Two discovery to be blown up in controlled explosion

    • Comments
      6
    A police car sits ahead of a road closed sign on the road
  • Could Pluto become a planet again?

    • Comments
    Illustration of Pluto incorporating NASA New Horizons terrain imagery.
  • The classic children's story getting a fresh new twist. VideoThe classic children's story getting a fresh new twist

    Illustration from Wind in the Willows book shows Mole by the banks of a river relaxing with a picnic beside him.
  • Strange News: The weirdest stories of the week. VideoStrange News: The weirdest stories of the week

    A man in a pig costume and the Strange logo
  • Quiz of the Week: Have you been following this week's news?

    A girl wears a hearing aid and signs with a logo of Newsround Quiz of the Week
  • Flower Moon 2026: What is May's full Moon and when can you see it?

    The Flower full moon pictured behind some blossom in France in May 2024.
  • Can Hearts win the Scottish Premiership? Hear from young fans

     Hearts players celebrate after their Premiership match between Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian.
  • CBBC
  • CBBC iPlayer
  • Newsround
  • Bitesize
  • CBeebies
  • CBBC on TV
  • CBBC Help
  • Terms of Use
  • About the BBC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies
  • Accessibility Help
  • Parental Guidance
  • Contact the BBC
  • BBC emails for you
  • Advertise with us

Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.

More:News • Sport • Weather • Worklife • Travel • Future • Culture • World • Business • Technology • Science_and_environment • Entertainment_and_arts