Friday, 8 December 2017

An eight-month-old baby sloth




  • An eight-month-old baby sloth Camillo yawns at the zoo in Halle, eastern Germany

A hawk attacks a rabbit during an



  • A hawk attacks a rabbit during an annual traditional hunting competition near the 
  • village of Uzynagash, Kazakhstan

A duck sits on top of volcanic ash from the



  • A duck sits on top of volcanic ash from the eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano on a farm west of Skaftafell, Iceland

A turtle swims with sardines



  • A turtle swims with sardines at the COEX Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea

Tree frogs sit on a leaf at an amphibian feeding



  • Tree frogs sit on a leaf at an amphibian feeding camp outside Hanoi. Vietnam's first 
  • amphibian breeding farm was established in 2004 with the aim of promoting environmental
  •  awareness, conservation, and for export as pets

A pair of great gray owls, or Lapland owls



  • A pair of great gray owls, or Lapland owls, sit inside an open air cage at the Royev Ruchey zoo 
  • in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk

Rapeseed blooms in a



  • Rapeseed blooms in a field near Prevonloup, Switzerland.

Shinmoedake volcano erupts between



  • Shinmoedake volcano erupts between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, Japan.

An Asian elephant sprays sand in its



  • An Asian elephant sprays sand in its enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Sheep graze on a field at the Siennese



  • Sheep graze on a field at the Siennese clays area near Asciano, Italy. The Crete Senesi,
  •  located in Tuscany, consists of an untouched natural landscape of hills and woods.

A pink flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)



  • A pink flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) rests at the zoo in Cali, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.