Continental Europe is experiencing an extreme heatwave with both humans and animals trying to beat the heat and keep cool. /VCG Photo

In Paris, parched locals and tourists were seen dousing themselves in the Trocadero fountains by the iconic Eiffel Tower, June 25, 2019. /VCG Photo

French forecaster Meteo France issued an orange alert, the second highest level of weather warning, projecting highs of 34 degrees Celsius in the French capital, and up to 39 degrees Celsius elsewhere. /VCG Photo

In Austria, people made their way in pedal boats on the Old Danube in Vienna, June 25, 2019. /VCG Photo

A grey seal and its trainers tried to stay cool in the water at Madrid Zoo in Spain as temperature reached up to 36 degrees Celsius, June 25, 2019. /VCG Photo

At Berlin Zoo, an Asian elephant held a water hose with his trunk to splash water as temperature reached 33 degrees in the German capital, June 25, 2019. /VCG Photo