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A mob of kangaroos at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria were given a giant ice brick to munch on as the state swelters through a record-breaking heatwave from January 24-29th 2026.
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00:00We introduce ice to our Kangaroo Island kangaroos as a form of enrichment,
00:06something that they can get some relief from, sensory relief from the hot days.
00:11They especially love investigating it, licking it, definitely something to
00:16provide them some cooling effect during these hot days.
00:30So kangaroos are unique with their own evaporative cooling system during summertime and how that
00:44works is they'll absolutely saturate their forearms from their elbows to the wrists with
00:49their saliva and as the saliva evaporates throughout the day it cools the many blood vessels under
00:53the surface of the skin and then cools their body temperature down.
01:00Meanwhile in Kersbrook, South Australia, a koala was filmed looking for a bit of shade
01:05during scorching temperatures.
01:07Adelaide recorded one of its hottest nights ever, reaching a minimum of 34.2 degrees in
01:13the early hours of Monday, January 26th, 2026.
01:23the next day.
01:30And now the following day is called Brookha and the New Jersey Cleaner Eye.
01:35And it's going to be fine, it's going to be fine here.
01:39The first day is check it out.
01:44However, the second day is check the way from the water, which has a few hours before the
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