A rout of giant African snails gather in a corner in Havana, Cuba. AP Photo
A rout of giant African snails gather in a corner in Havana, Cuba. AP Photo
Golden lion tamarins sit on a tree branch in the Atlantic Forest in Silva Jardim, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AP Photo
Golden lion tamarins sit on a tree branch in the Atlantic Forest in Silva Jardim, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AP Photo
A crayfish crosses a path close to the Kemnader See lake in Bochum, western Germany. AFP
A crayfish crosses a path close to the Kemnader See lake in Bochum, western Germany. AFP
Cows stand on a meadow as sun rises in Uttenweiler-Dieterskirch, southern Germany. AFP
Cows stand on a meadow as sun rises in Uttenweiler-Dieterskirch, southern Germany. AFP
A fourteen-day-old male Nubian giraffe calf framed by two adults in the animals' enclosure at the zoo in Prague. EPA
A fourteen-day-old male Nubian giraffe calf framed by two adults in the animals' enclosure at the zoo in Prague. EPA
A baboon peers through the branches of an old Christmas tree at the Amersfoort Zoo in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. EPA
A baboon peers through the branches of an old Christmas tree at the Amersfoort Zoo in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. EPA
Orphaned baby elephants return to their leisure spots after feeding at the Elephant Transit Home Udawalawe, 160 kms from Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
Orphaned baby elephants return to their leisure spots after feeding at the Elephant Transit Home Udawalawe, 160 kms from Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
Orphaned baby elephants return to their leisure spots after feeding at the Elephant Transit Home Udawalawe, 160 kms from Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
Orphaned baby elephants return to their leisure spots after feeding at the Elephant Transit Home Udawalawe, 160 kms from Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
Skyler Henard competes in the 2019 Surf City Surf Dog contest in Huntington Beach, California. AFP
Skyler Henard competes in the 2019 Surf City Surf Dog contest in Huntington Beach, California. AFP
Sphinx kittens are held in a blanket before being examined by a judge during a cat show in Bucharest, Romania. AP Photo
Sphinx kittens are held in a blanket before being examined by a judge during a cat show in Bucharest, Romania. AP Photo
A penguin swims in a water tank at Ocean Park in Hong Kong. Bloomberg
A penguin swims in a water tank at Ocean Park in Hong Kong. Bloomberg

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