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Birdland penguins get n-ice treat for their happy feet.<br />
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A colony of king penguins have been given giant ice blocks to help them chill out during the hot weather.<br />
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With temperatures pushing 30 degrees, the penguins - who are most comfortable in arctic conditions - have been struggling to cope. <br />
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So staff at wildlife attraction Birdland in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, froze tubs of water to recreate miniature icebergs for the flightless birds.<br />
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They have also installed a series of water sprinklers around their enclosure to allow them to cool down.<br />
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Birdland, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, looks after the UK’s only breeding colony of king penguins - the second largest specimen of penguins in the world who weigh up to 40lb.