A 22-day-old giraffe calf named Zafira is seen next to her mother Ileana at the La Ponderosa Adventure Park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. AFP
A 22-day-old giraffe calf named Zafira is seen next to her mother Ileana at the La Ponderosa Adventure Park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. AFP
A Meerkat sits on rocks at the Los Angeles Zoo. AFP
A Meerkat sits on rocks at the Los Angeles Zoo. AFP
A pair of Grevy's zebras are seen at the Los Angeles Zoo. AFP
A pair of Grevy's zebras are seen at the Los Angeles Zoo. AFP
One month-old baby sea lion Naya is seen with its mother Nora at Paris' zoological gardens also known as the "Zoo de Vincennes". AFP
One month-old baby sea lion Naya is seen with its mother Nora at Paris' zoological gardens also known as the "Zoo de Vincennes". AFP
A newly born puma is seen with its mother Maeli at Paris' zoological gardens. AFP
A newly born puma is seen with its mother Maeli at Paris' zoological gardens. AFP
Zoo workers feed hippopotamus Lili with watermelons in the central Zoo in Kiev, Ukraine. EPA
Zoo workers feed hippopotamus Lili with watermelons in the central Zoo in Kiev, Ukraine. EPA
Zoo workers feed bears with watermelons during so-called Watermelons Week in the central Zoo in Kiev, Ukraine. EPA
Zoo workers feed bears with watermelons during so-called Watermelons Week in the central Zoo in Kiev, Ukraine. EPA
Monkeys at the Municipal Zoo of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. EPA
Monkeys at the Municipal Zoo of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. EPA
A spider monkey at the Municipal Zoo of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. EPA
A spider monkey at the Municipal Zoo of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. EPA
A jaguar at the Municipal Zoo of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. EPA
A jaguar at the Municipal Zoo of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. EPA
A Painted stork searches for food on a polluted reservoir in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
A Painted stork searches for food on a polluted reservoir in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
The panda twins Pit and Paule play in their enclosure at the Berlin Zoo. AP
The panda twins Pit and Paule play in their enclosure at the Berlin Zoo. AP
A monkey and its infant are seen on a tree at the La Ponderosa Adventure Park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. AFP
A monkey and its infant are seen on a tree at the La Ponderosa Adventure Park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. AFP
A polar bear shakes off water on a hot summer day at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. AP Photo
A polar bear shakes off water on a hot summer day at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. AP Photo

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