ByStephanie Nims•

1 hour ago

Updated: July 7, 2026, 7:40 am EDTPublished: July 7, 2026, 8:00 pm EDT

Extreme heat makes animals confused and cranky just like it does to people. From making them more likely to pick fights and less able to respond to predators to causing them to lose the ability to problem solve, the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme heat waves could be dangerous for our natural world.