Animals in the News
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Walker, a polar bear, meets his new male companion, Arktos, at the Highland Wildlife Park in Kingussie, Scotland.
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Indian farmers carry their produce to the market on camelback along the Ganges River in Allahabad, India.
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Polar bear mother Vilma cuddles with her cub Anori at the open-air enclosure at the zoo in Wuppertal, Germany.
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A caretaker cleans white elephants in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. Kings and leaders in the predominantly Buddhist nation have traditionally treasured white elephants, whose rare appearances in the country are believed to herald good fortune, including power and political change.
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A peacock is spotted in a park in Batrun, Lebanon.
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A four-week-old leopard cub, Imoo, is pictured at Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary.
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Dyed chicks are for sale for Easter in the Bab Touma district of Damascus, Syria.
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A West Coast Sea Nettle drifts in a tank during a preview of the newly renovated Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb.
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A nine-year-old white-handed gibbon named "Lucy" eats a carrot at the zoo in the northern German city of Bremen. The animals are found in Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand.
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A Sphynx cat reacts during an international cat beauty show in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Monday, a 19-year-old Japanese macaque monkey, sneezes after having an allergic reaction to pollen from a cedar tree at Awajishima Monkey Center in Sumoto, Hyogo, Japan.
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A male American Robin perches itself on a blooming maple tree in Beverly Hills, Mich.
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A dog is trained at the Police Canine Unit in Medellin, Colombia. In this unit, dogs are trained to specifically assist the police on the detection of narcotics, explosives and in rescue operations.
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A zoo keeper feeds a three-month-old white-handed gibbon named "Knuppy" at the zoo in Bremen, Germany.
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A keeper holds a bearded dragon at an animal shelter in Hamburg, Germany.
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A Cownose Ray swims in a tank during a preview of the newly renovated Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb.
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A Gentoo penguin pecks at the elbow of a handler as they are carried to a new home within the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland. 29 Gentoo penguins were carried by Edinburgh Zoo's experienced team of animal keepers from the normal penguin enclosure to their new home for the next few months as maintenance work is carried out.
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Two American flamingos stand neck-to-neck at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Garden in California.
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An Ibis eats a frog during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Fla.
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A Giant Pacific Octopus in Blankenberge, Belgium. The Giant Pacific Octopus is the largest octopus species. The average size of a Giant Pacific Octopus is approximately 16 feet.
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Rabbit foundling Ruediger sleeps on the hand of a zookeeper in Muenster, Germany. Ruediger weighed just 2.5 ounces when he was found in a dung pile at the zoo.
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A beaver swims in a pool inside his enclosure at the "ZOOM" Zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
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A baby baboon, only a few days old, stands next to its mother in an enclosure at the "ZOOM" Zoo in Gelsenkirchen.
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A female Dachshund mix named Beyonce lays on top of an iPhone in El Dorado Hills, Calif. The puppy could set the world's record for tiniest dog. Animal rescuers in Northern California say that Beyonce was so small at birth that she could fit into a spoon.
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Nation
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The 66th Cannes Film Festival
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Wisconsin Wildfire Forces Evacuations
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Obama Honors Fallen Officers at Police Memorial Service
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Prince Harry Tours Superstorm Sandy Affected Areas
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Navy Launches First Drone From Aircraft Carrier
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Famous Freemasons
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New Orleans Mother's Day Shooting
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Britain's Prince Harry Visits the U.S.
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World Trade Center Spire Installed
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2013 Summer Blockbuster Movie Guide
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