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Feb. 25, 2013
A newborn elephant calf tries to reach a branch offered by her mother, Donna, at the Prague Zoo. The unnamed female calf, born in mid-February, is the first-ever elephant born in captivity in the history of the zoo.
Petr Josek
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Reuters
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Feb. 25, 2013
A newborn elephant calf is touched by his mother at the Copenhagen Zoo. It was her first calf.
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Feb. 25, 2013
A sea lion swims through its basin at the zoo in Frankfurt, Germany.
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Feb. 26, 2013
Two swans swim on the Usiazha River near the Belarus village of Usiazha.
Viktor Drachev
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Feb. 21, 2013
A squirrel climbs a tree during a snowstorm in St. Joseph, Mo. Freezing rain and sleet recently fell across southern Missouri, southern Illinois and Arkansas.
Jessica A. Stewart
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St. Joseph, Mo., News-Press via AP
Feb. 25, 2013
A horse gallops in a snow-covered field in the Basque village of Gujuli in northern Spain.
Rafa Rivas
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AFP/Getty Images
Feb. 21, 2013
Woopee, a truffle dog, runs through the snow in a forest in the Weser Uplands, Germany. Mushroom expert Fabian Sievers started the first truffle plantation in Lower Saxony at the end of 2012. Apart from that, Sievers and his dog regularly scour for truffles in the woods.
Lukas Schulze
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European Pressphoto Agency
Feb. 21, 2013
Woopee sniffs a truffle she found.
Lukas Schulze
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European Pressphoto Agency
Feb. 26, 2013
A flock of sheep walks during a heavy snowfall in the Basque village of Oquendo, Spain.
Rafa Rivas
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AFP/Getty Images
Feb. 23, 2013
A tamed golden eagle attacks a rabbit during an annual hunting competition in Chengelsy Gorge, about 90 miles east of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Shamil Zhumatov
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Reuters
Feb. 27, 2013
Egyptian goose chicks swim in the water of a pond in Frankfurt, Germany.
Frank Rumpenhorst
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European Pressphoto Agency
Feb. 26, 2013
Northern lapwing fly over the outskirts of Guwahati, India, during their winter migration.
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European Pressphoto Agency
Feb. 13, 2013
The piglet known across the Internet as Chris P. Bacon sits on the office floor of veterinarian and owner Len Lucerno in Clermont, Fla. The piglet's hind legs are deformed, so Lucerno fashioned a wheelchair out of K'nex toys to help the piglet walk.
Scott Audette
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Reuters
Feb. 26, 2013
A parrot eats fruits on the outskirts of Guwahati, India. Parrots have started building nests in the forest at the onset of their breeding season in northeast India.
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European Pressphoto Agency
Feb. 25, 2013
A Sumatran tiger growls at the Sumatra Tiger Rescue Center inside the Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation near Bandar Lampung, Sumatra. The rescue center has released five tigers since 2009, while eight are still under its care. One of the eight will be released next year. About 440 to 600 Sumatran tigers, which were classified as critically endangered, were accounted for by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2008.
Beawiharta
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Reuters
Feb. 24, 2013
A Sri Lankan elephant, after arriving to participate at the annual Navam Maha Perahera, kneels as a mark of respect to Buddha at the main entrance of the Gangaramaya temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Navam Maha perahera, or Buddhist religious procession, attracts a large number of elephants from all parts of the island.
M.A. Pushpa Kumara
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European Pressphoto Agency
Feb. 25, 2013
An elephant is decorated at Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo, Sri Lanka. More than 50 elephants participated in a street parade for the Gangaramaya temple's annual Navam Maha Perahera festival.
Dinuka Liyanawatte
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Reuters
Feb. 25, 2013
Two pelicans stand in their enclosure at the zoo in Frankfurt, Germany.
Nicolas Armer
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AFP/Getty Images
Feb. 26, 2013
Northern sea nettles swim at the Jellyfish Discovery exhibition at the SeaLife Aquarium in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany.
Jens Buettner
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European Pressphoto Agency
Feb. 25, 2013
In Bogota, Colombia, horses like this one, which are used to pull carts, are being delivered to the University of Applied Sciences and Environment, where they will receive veterinary care and wait to be adopted as part of a process to replace their carts with motor vehicles. The replacement was an initiative of the city’s mayor, the Mobility Secretariat and animal rights associations.
Guillermo Legaria
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AFP/Getty Images
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