Wo13 Mar Animals of the Week

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  • An Egyptian goose and its gosling stand on a meadow in Schwetzingen, Germany. EPA
    An Egyptian goose and its gosling stand on a meadow in Schwetzingen, Germany. EPA
  • Zulu, the youngest meerkat at Budapest Zoo is shown an image of itself by her caretaker in her home in Budapest, Hungary. EPA
    Zulu, the youngest meerkat at Budapest Zoo is shown an image of itself by her caretaker in her home in Budapest, Hungary. EPA
  • A security guard feeds sika deer at a temple in Nara, Japan. Getty Images
    A security guard feeds sika deer at a temple in Nara, Japan. Getty Images
  • Zulu, the youngest meerkat of Budapest Zoo is nurtured by her caretaker Fruzsina Kiss (R) and her colleague Zita Fulop (L) in Fruzsina's home in Budapest, Hungary. The little more than one-month old pup is raised by zoo staff as youngsters of subordinate parents generally stand a bleak chance of survival in the meetkat clans, which are highly hierarchical, and mostly their dominant couple reproduce. EPA
    Zulu, the youngest meerkat of Budapest Zoo is nurtured by her caretaker Fruzsina Kiss (R) and her colleague Zita Fulop (L) in Fruzsina's home in Budapest, Hungary. The little more than one-month old pup is raised by zoo staff as youngsters of subordinate parents generally stand a bleak chance of survival in the meetkat clans, which are highly hierarchical, and mostly their dominant couple reproduce. EPA
  • Three white tigers cub born on January 05, 2020 stand beside their mother Orissa at the zoological park of Amneville, northeastern France. AFP
    Three white tigers cub born on January 05, 2020 stand beside their mother Orissa at the zoological park of Amneville, northeastern France. AFP
  • A handout image made available by the Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy on March 10, 2020 shows the rare white giraffe and her calf taken on May 31, 2017, in Garissa county in North Eastern Kenya. Kenya's only female white giraffe and her calf have been killed by poachers, conservationists said on March 10, 2020. AFP PHOTO
    A handout image made available by the Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy on March 10, 2020 shows the rare white giraffe and her calf taken on May 31, 2017, in Garissa county in North Eastern Kenya. Kenya's only female white giraffe and her calf have been killed by poachers, conservationists said on March 10, 2020. AFP PHOTO
  • Newly-born elephant boy 'Tsavo' stands with mother 'Sweni' in the elephants' enclosure in the Wuppertal Zoo, in Wuppertal, Germany. EPA
    Newly-born elephant boy 'Tsavo' stands with mother 'Sweni' in the elephants' enclosure in the Wuppertal Zoo, in Wuppertal, Germany. EPA
  • A couple of white storks mate in their nest in Linkenheim, Germany. EPA
    A couple of white storks mate in their nest in Linkenheim, Germany. EPA
  • A couple of white storks build their nest in Linkenheim, Germany. EPA
    A couple of white storks build their nest in Linkenheim, Germany. EPA
  • Two polar bear cubs hide behind their mother "Malik" during their first outing at the Polar Bear enclosure in Aalborg Zoo, Denmark. AFP
    Two polar bear cubs hide behind their mother "Malik" during their first outing at the Polar Bear enclosure in Aalborg Zoo, Denmark. AFP
  • A young white rhinoceros named 'Rolf' walks next to an adult rhino on the savannah plain of the Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem, The Netherlands. It is the first time that the little rhino meets other members of his species out on the plain. EPA
    A young white rhinoceros named 'Rolf' walks next to an adult rhino on the savannah plain of the Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem, The Netherlands. It is the first time that the little rhino meets other members of his species out on the plain. EPA
  • Two polar bear cubs rest next to their mother "Malik" during their first outing at the Polar Bear enclosure in Aalborg Zoo, Denmark. AFP
    Two polar bear cubs rest next to their mother "Malik" during their first outing at the Polar Bear enclosure in Aalborg Zoo, Denmark. AFP
  • The Titicaca water frog (Telmatobius culeus) is presented at the zoo in Wroclaw,Poland. The Titicaca water frog is a medium-large to very large and critically endangered species of frog. It is entirely aquatic and only found in the Lake Titicaca basin. EPA
    The Titicaca water frog (Telmatobius culeus) is presented at the zoo in Wroclaw,Poland. The Titicaca water frog is a medium-large to very large and critically endangered species of frog. It is entirely aquatic and only found in the Lake Titicaca basin. EPA