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Turning up the heat: Taiyuan Zoo keeps animals cozy in the cold

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As temperatures drop across northern China, the zoo in Shanxi's capital is rolling out cozy heating for its animals. Reptiles bask under full-spectrum lamps, giraffes enjoy upgraded floor and overhead heating, and gibbons stay snug at 20-24 degrees Celsius with extra nuts for energy. Even the hippos are lounging in a 16-degree-Celsius heated pool beneath a sunlit glass dome.

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