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Photos of the Day
A roundup of today's best photos.
A Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) eats fruits after a medical examination by veterinarian Hanna Vielgrader (L) and animal keeper Nicole Samek at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna January 16, 2013. The female Red Panda got a medical ultrasonic examination to control if it is pregnant. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer
Spectators watch as two bulbuls fight during a traditional bird fight during the Assamese harvest festival ìBhogali Bihuî in Hajo, about 45 kilometers (28 miles) west of Gauhati, India, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
In this Jan. 4, 2013, photo provided by the Holmes family, Tammy Holmes, second from left, and her grandchildren, two-year-old Charlotte Walker, left, four-year-old Esther Walker, third from left, nine-year-old Liam Walker, eleven-year-old Matilda, second from right, and six-year-old Caleb Walker, right, take refuge under a jetty as a wildfire rages near-by in the Tasmanian town of Dunalley, east of the state capital of Hobart, Australia. The family credits God with their survival from the fire that destroyed around 90 homes in Dunalley. Record temperatures across southern Australia cooled Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, reducing the danger from scores of raging wildfires but likely bringing only a brief reprieve from the summer’s extreme heat and fire risk. (AP Photo/Holmes Family, Tim Holmes)
A puppy that was caught near the site of four fatal maulings sits inside a cage at a city dog pound in Mexico City,Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Authorities have captured dozens of dogs near the scene of the attacks in the capital's poor Iztapalapa district, but rather than calm residents, photos of the forlorn dogs brought a wave of sympathy for the animals, doubts about their involvement in the killings and debate about government handling of the stray dog problem. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
A Siberian tiger eats a frozen chicken during a hot summer day at Rio de Janeiro's zoo January 9, 2013. According to a local climate institute, temperatures in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday rose up to 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit). REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
A man polishes a snow sculpture in preparation for Shenyang International Ice and Snow Festival, Liaoning province, January 8, 2013. The festival kicks off on January 10, local media reported. REUTERS/Stringer
A girl looks up to the sky after hearing the sound of shelling as she sits on a toy pony in the playground of Al-Tawheed school in Aleppo. As government forces fight on in parts of Aleppo, in large areas that have been under rebel control for six months or more complaints are getting louder about indiscipline among the fighters, looting and a general lack of security and necessities like running water, bread and electricity to areas that have been pounded by tanks and hit by Syria's President Bashar al-Assad's air strikes.CRISIS/REBELS REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman/Files
An elephant holds a christmas tree at the Berlin Zoo at the launch of the annual feeding of christmas trees in Berlin, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Keeper Dr. Ragnar Kuehne told reporters that today was the first day they when the elephants and some other zoo animals are fed Christmas trees after the holiday period. The trees have not been used and were not sold, they were donated by the vendors in the area. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A male jungle nymph sits on a female jungle nymph during a photo call for the annual stock take at London Zoo, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. More than 17,500 animals including birds, fish, mammals, reptiles and amphibians are counted in the annual stock take at the zoo. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Best of wildlife
Our favorite wildlife animal photos from this week's news stories.
A pair of 19-day-old jaguar cubs is pictured at the Milwaukee County Zoo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in this December 2, 2012 handout photo obtained by Reuters January 8, 2013. The cubs were born at the zoo on November 13. REUTERS/Milwaukee County Zoo/Handout.
A chimpanzee eats an ice cream during a hot summer day at Rio de Janeiro's zoo January 9, 2013. According to a local climate institute, temperatures in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday rose up to 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit). REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
Two giant pandas eat bamboo at the new base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, Sichuan province, October 30, 2012. The first batch of 18 pandas returned to Wolong base on Tuesday, after being sent to Bifengxia base following the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, according to local media. REUTERS/China Daily
Amur tiger twin cubs (Panthera tigris altaica), also known as the Siberian tiger, sit side by side during a press presentation in the Leipzig Zoo in Leipzig, central Germany Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. The two Amur tiger babies were born on July 20, 2012. The still nameless tigers have achieved a weight of about 9 kilogram in the meantime. The Amur tiger is the largest living felid. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
Female liliger cub Kiara, a hybrid between a lion and a ligress, at the Novosibirsk Zoo, in Novosibirsk, eastern Sibiria, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Kiara is the first female liliger born over a month ago at the Novosibirsk Zoo. Kiara's mother, Zita, stopped producing milk almost immediately after giving birth, so Zoo employees placed Kiara in a separate facility and feed her with a special milk mix. The cub plays with a house cat which also provides motherly warmth. (AP Photo /Ilnar Salakhiev)
A sun bear reacts to triple-digit temperatures at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb., Friday, July 6, 2012. The temperature reached 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.5 Celsius) Friday. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
In this Saturday, June 23, 2012 photo released by International Rhino Foundation, female Sumatran rhino named Ratu walks with her newly-born calf at Sumatran Rhino in Way Kambas National Park in Lampung, Indonesia. Ratu, a highly endangered Sumatran rhinoceros, gave birth to the calf Saturday in western Indonesia, a forestry official said. It is only the fifth known birth in captivity for the species in 123 years. (AP Photo/International Rhino Foundation)
In this handout image provided by SeaWorld San Diego, five African-spurred tortoises, also known as sulcata tortoises, enjoy time on the grass at SeaWorld San Diego June 14, 2012 in San Diego, California. The adult, named Buster, is about 20 years old, and the young ones are just under a year old. Sulcata tortoises are native to northern Africa and can live to be 100. Sulcata tortoises are common in pet stores, but are often relinquished by their pet owners, who aren't prepared for how big they get (they can weigh up to 150 pounds). SeaWorld guests can see Buster and friends near SeaWorld San Diego's Animal Connections area. (Photo by Mike Aguilera/SeaWorld San Diego via Getty Images)
Ice and Snow Sculptures
Tigers and lions...and don't forget the dancing pandas! Artists get creative at the International Ice & Snow sculpture festivals taking place in various cities across Europe and Asia. Harbin, the largest ice festival in the world, celebrates its 26th year with stunning ice sculptures, winter activities and musical concerts.
Tourists visit to view ice sculptures during the lights testing period of the 14th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. REUTERS/Sheng Li
Horse carriages carrying tourists travel past ice sculptures during the Harbin International Ice and Snow World festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. REUTERS/Sheng Li
Tourists visit ice sculptures during the Harbin International Ice and Snow World festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. REUTERS/Sheng Li
The majority of the ice sculptures are illuminated by LED lights, creating what the Chinese call "ice lanterns". (Ng Han Guan/ AP)
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