<p>Three animal residents of the Oregon Zoo, in Portland, Oregon, found their own ways to keep cool on August 1, as the weather continued to get hotter.</p><p>Portland was under excessive heat warnings the first week of August. On August 1, the National Weather Service predicted</a> temperatures would exceed 109 degrees Fahrenheit. On Thursday, August 3, temperatures reached</a> 105 degrees at the Portland International Airport.</p><p>Male Asian elephant Samudra and polar bear Nora can be seen in the video making a splash, while male southern sea otter Eddie cooled off by munching on some ice chips. Credit: YouTube/Oregon Zoo via Storyful</p><br />
