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A very hot day and a lot of animals were swimming. This is one of two Mexican wolves in the zoo. Swimming wasn't just to stay cool though, it was also to get rid of the bugs. Notice the bloody tips of ears. There's been a huge biting fly population explosion at the zoo and all of the animals were being abused by them. The bloody ears are from the wolves using their legs to try to get the bugs off their ears. When I came back on a later visit, the zoo had set up a series of fly-sticky stations to try to keep down the bugs. |