- An eight-month-old baby sloth Camillo yawns at the zoo in Halle, eastern Germany
Friday, 8 December 2017
An eight-month-old baby sloth
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
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.
Long-tailed mayflies mate on the surface
- Long-tailed mayflies mate on the surface of the Tisza river near Tiszakurt, Hungary. Millions
- of these short-lived mayflies engage in a frantic rush to mate and reproduce before
- they perish in just a few hours.
An owl perches in front of Greenpeace activists
- An owl perches in front of Greenpeace activists who were arrested for raising an inflatable model
- of a wind turbine in front of Congress in Brasilia.
A 4-day-old African spurred tortoise
- A 4-day-old African spurred tortoise, one of eight babies, sunbathes on its mother's head in the
- animal park in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary
A cicada emerges from its shell at
- A cicada emerges from its shell at a home in Fort Smith, Ark. There are more than 1,500 species of cicada
A polar bear jumps into the water
- A polar bear jumps into the water at the St.-Felicien Wildlife Zoo in Quebec
Tam Dao, a 2-week-old Francois leaf monkey
- Tam Dao, a 2-week-old Francois leaf monkey, is presented to the media at Taronga zoo in Sydney.
- Less than 1,000 of the monkeys exist in the wild.
A bird sits on a perch in Sausalito
- Csui, a male African leopard, reacts after being vaccinated in Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Hungary
Csui, a male African leopard
- Csui, a male African leopard, reacts after being vaccinated in Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Hungary
A black rhino is transported by helicopter
- A black rhino is transported by helicopter in South Africa. Nineteen of the critically
- endangered animals established by the WWF Black Rhino Range Expansion Project were moved
- from the Eastern Cape to a new location in Limpopo province
A giant panda cub holds on to a
- A giant panda cub holds on to a log at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China
A cat clings to a rock surrounded
- A cat clings to a rock surrounded by rapids in Akron Falls Park in Akron, N.Y.
A nA colony of Gentoo penguins enters
- A nA colony of Gentoo penguins enters the water at the Sea Life London Aquarium in central London.
- The nine Gentoos are a new adition to the aquarium after being transfered
- from Edinburgh Zoo's thriving colony
A new blue phalaenopsis orchid
- ew blue phalaenopsis orchid called "Blue Mystique" is sold by Bachman's florists in Minneapolis.
- The color is achieved using a patented process from Europe that colors the flowers from the inside.
An Egyptian goose attacks its reflection
- An Egyptian goose attacks its reflection in Anish Kapoor's sculpture "Sky Mirror 2006" in Hyde Park in London
Marine life is rich in the Indonesian
- Marine life is rich in the Indonesian waters of Raja Ampat between the Pacific and Indian oceans
Lesser flamingoes rest on thei
- Lesser flamingoes rest on their only breeding ground, Lake Natron, at the foot of Ol Doinyo Lengai in Tanzania.
Ana Julia Torres kisses Jupiter
- Ana Julia Torres kisses Jupiter, a lion rescued from a circus 12 years ago, at Villa Lorena shelter,
- in Cali, Colombia. Torres, 52, a teacher, founded the shelter, which protects about 600 animals seized
- from drug traffickers, circuses, animal traffickers, or abandoned by their owners.
Kamchatka brown bear Mascha
- Kamchatka brown bear Mascha and one of her two 3-month-old cubs nuzzle in Hagenbecks Zoo in Hamburg, Germany
Wednesday, 6 December 2017
Iblis, an Asiatic lion, plays
- Iblis, an Asiatic lion, plays with a recycled Christmas tree in his enclosure at the
- Chester Zoo in England. Unsold Christmas trees donated to the zoo are used in the
- animal enrichment program
A chameleon waits to be weighed
- A chameleon waits to be weighed and measured in the reptile house at the London Zoo. Every
- year the keepers record the heights and weights of more than 750 different species in the
- International Species Information System, where they can be shared with zoos across the world
Horses fight during the
- Horses fight during the Rapa Das Bestas traditional event in Sabucedo, Spain. Hundreds
- of wild horses are rounded up, trimmed, and groomed in Spain's northwestern region of
- Galicia on the first weekend of July.
Two 3-month-old crowned lemurs lay
- Two 3-month-old crowned lemurs lay on their mother's back at the zoo in Mulhouse, France.
- Every year there are about 250 to 350 births at the Mulhouse zoo.
A rare baby Siamese crocodile hatches
- A rare baby Siamese crocodile hatches from an egg at the Lao Zoo outside Vientiane, Laos.
- Last month, 20 baby crocodiles were hatched from eggs found in a lake in southern Laos;
- they will eventually be released into the wild
A water bird flies over
- A water bird flies over a Danube Delta canal next to Tulcea city, east of Bucharest
A one-week-old jaguar cub
- A one-week-old jaguar cub plays with her mother Rosa Salvaje at the National
- Zoo in Managua, Nicaragua
A swarm of bees, partly loaded
- A swarm of bees, partly loaded with pollen, returns to its hive in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
A snake at a snake farm in Zisiqiao village
- A snake at a snake farm in Zisiqiao village, also known as the snake town, in Zhejiang Province,
- China. Residents raise more than 3 million snakes a year for food and medicinal purposes.
A female Amur tiger, Iris, licks its 7-week-old cub
- A female Amur tiger, Iris, licks its 7-week-old cub during one of their first walks in an open-air
- cage at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. The Amur tiger is an endangered species
A lion's mane jellyfish swims beneath
- A lion's mane jellyfish swims beneath the waters at the Farne Islands, England. The archipelago
- of 16 to 28 separate islands (depending on the tide) off Northumberland is a
- summer home to many kinds of wildlife
Clouds roll in and out of Paris
- Clouds roll in and out of Paris, Texas, behind the Eiffel Tower replica
An Abyssinian Colobus baby
- An Abyssinian Colobus baby yawns at the Nogeyama Zoological Gardens in Yokohama, Japa.
Lightning flashes around the
- Lightning flashes around the ash plume of the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano chain near Entrelagos, Chile
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