Bricker Theitten is the head zookeeper of Albuquerque BioPark. He explores the diversity of animal life in naturalistic habitats.
Theitten noted that animals keep cool very differently than humans do.
“Most of the animals can’t sweat like we do, the warthogs can’t sweat like we do to cool off, so they need to have wallows to splash around in they get covered in mud," Theitten said in a recent KOB 4 news report.
The animals are not the only ones feeling the heat at the zoo. Some visitors leave the park early due to discomfort caused by the weather.
“We came super early so that we could beat the heat but I don’t know it’s so humid it’s so hard to breathe we brought plenty of water," zoo visitor Patty Lucero told KOB 4.
Theitten noted that animals from other habitats are dealing with the heat surprisingly well.
“You know you got the animals you really associate with the cold weather like a polar bear or in the past we had camels, but they do adapt, they kind of regulate their body weight," he said.