Elephants at Australian zoo cools down as temperatures set to soar

(CBS, KYMA) - Elephants were treated to the "ultimate" spa day at a zoo just outside Melbourne as the area braced for "extreme heatwave conditions" to hit Saturday.

Stunning drone video shows a 4,526 kilogram (4.5 ton) elephant named Luk Chai splashing in the mud, while another video shows a three-year-old-calf named Aiyara playing and splashing with her grandmother Mek Kapah.

The elephants are part of a nine-member herd at Werribee Open Range Zoo.

"Ahead of the nearly 40 degree (104 Fahrenheit) day tomorrow, the elephants at Werribee Open Range Zoo are cooling down with the ultimate spa day - mud masks, pool-time and dust bathing," Zoos Victoria said in a press release.