A monkey in Zhengzhou Zoo in central China's Henan Province cools itself with tap water under the scorching sun June 13, 2005. On Monday, a heat wave hit the area, driving temperature above 37 degrees centigrade.

 

A monkey drinks mineral water "donated" by visitors in a Zhengzhou Zoo in Henan Province June 13, 2005.  

 

 

A tiger cools itself in the water in Zhengzhou Zoo in central China's Henan Province in the scorching sun June 13, 2005.

 

(Xinhua News Agency June 14, 2005)