Asian elephants take a dip in hot water on Sunday in the “elephant hot spring” event at Kyoto City Zoo in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The zoo used to organize a “monkey hot spring” event, but its aging monkeys started refusing to enter the water. This year, the zoo has instead poured 100 tons of hot water in the open-air space of the three elephants’ enclosure. The Japan News-Yomiuri
Asian elephants take a dip in hot water on Sunday in the “elephant hot spring” event at Kyoto City Zoo in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The zoo used to organize a “monkey hot spring” event, but its aging monkeys started refusing to enter the water. This year, the zoo has instead poured 100 tons of hot water in the open-air space of the three elephants’ enclosure.