It’s snow miracle: zookeepers in Phoenix surprise animals with icy wonderland

Tigers treated to frozen fish-sicles, with blood-sicles for African painted dogs and snow for all from 10 tons of ice

Dozens of animals at the Phoenix zoo in Arizona, where scorching summer heatwaves are the norm, got a delightful surprise: their first snow of the season.

Zoo staff and others transformed more than 500 bags of ice into snowflakes, creating a winter wonderland for the animals on Friday.