Phoenix Zoo creates air-conditioned habitat to protect desert wildlife from the extreme heat

PHOENIX (NBC, KYMA) – Arizona’s rising summer heat may be more than even desert wildlife can handle.

In response, the Phoenix Zoo is creating an air-conditioned habitat to protect them.

“So the lizards we’re going to be putting in, the native Sonoran Desert Lizards, obviously are used to warm weather. But, you know, every year it gets hotter and hotter for longer,” said Bradley Lawrence with the zoo…

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