Italophile

Remember like a month ago when I was complaining about it being rainy all the time? Well all that rain has been replaced by a pretty intense heatwave. We’re talking three showers a day, can’t get to sleep at night heat. And in a country that doesn’t believe in air-conditioning (apparently it gives you a sore throat or something), this seriously blows.

Today, however, I found out that the high temperatures have resulted in something so adorable it almost makes me forget about all the sweating and heat-exhaustion: the Rome zoo has started feeding its animals ice pops! All together now: Awwww..

A Roman zoo is feeding its animals a daily treat of frozen fruits to help them cope with the hottest early summer temperatures in 20 years.

Zoo-keepers throw solid blocks of frozen kiwi fruit, melon, grapefruit and apples — prepared by children taking part in a summer school at the Bioparco zoo — into the animals’ enclosure.

Animals eating kid-made frozen treats? I’m pretty sure the only way this story could be cuter is if they threw in fairies and rainbows. And maybe an air-conditioning unit or two.

Photo from Reuters.