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A gibbon drinks a soft drink bottle at a zoo to cool off the summer heat. (Image: Reuters)
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A chimpanzee eats an ice pop to cool off the summer heat. (Image: Reuters)
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A Siberian tiger eats a frozen chicken during a hot summer day. (Image: Reuters)
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Monkeys sit together in a window shade to get some respite from the scorching heat.
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A dog licks an ice-cream during the heatwave. (Image: Reuters)
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An orangutan holds a paper bag over its head under the hot sun. (Image: Reuters)
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A giant panda lies on blocks of ice to cool off from the summer heat. (Image: Reuters)
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A polar bear beats the heat by eating a watermelon. (Image: Reuters)
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Buffaloes sit in a canal to get respite from the scorching heat, in a village, on the outskirts of New Delhi. (Image: PTI)
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Monkeys quench their thirst during a spell of a heat wave in a village, on the outskirts of New Delhi. (Image: PTI)
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A baby monkey holds on to its mother in a swimming pool to escape the summer heat. (Image: Reuters)
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A bird splashes in the water of a fountain to cool off on a hot summer day. (Image: Reuters)
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A Staffordshire bull terrier cross after a swim in the sea during the hot summer day. (Image: Reuters)
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A white Bengal tiger shakes its head while standing in a moat in its enclosure. (Image: Reuters)
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A ring-tailed lemur eats frozen fruit to cool down. (Image: Reuters)
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Pigeons drink water as they sit on a rope in a lake on a hot summer morning. (Image: Reuters)
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A zookeeper sprays water onto Twiggy, a 42 year-old asian elephant to help it cool down in its enclosure. (Image: Reuters)
