Tokyo's Ueno zoo treats animals to icicles in summer heat

TOKYO, Japan - Polar bears Yukio and Reiko play with a piece of icicle at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens as the metropolis swelters in a hot summer heat on Aug. 10. (Kyodo)

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