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Man and Mammal Beat the Heat

A porcupine rests in the heat against a block of ice at Bergen County Zoological Park, Tuesday in Paramus, N.J. (AP Photos)
A porcupine rests in the heat against a block of ice at Bergen County Zoological Park, Tuesday in Paramus, N.J. (AP Photos)
Ricky Otazu, of Lodi, N.J., walks past a giant screen outside the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center announcing the week’s weather forecast Tuesday.
Ricky Otazu, of Lodi, N.J., walks past a giant screen outside the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center announcing the week’s weather forecast Tuesday.
Dogs splash in a canine wading pool in Hudson River Park during the heat wave Tuesday.
Dogs splash in a canine wading pool in Hudson River Park during the heat wave Tuesday.
Mike Callahan of Louisville, Ky., stays cool while bass fishing in Fish Creek Tuesday in Grangerville, N.Y.
Mike Callahan of Louisville, Ky., stays cool while bass fishing in Fish Creek Tuesday in Grangerville, N.Y.