• An employee feeds a one-week-old coati cub with a bottle of milk at the Royev Ruchey zoo in the suburbs of Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Ilya Naymushin / Reuters
    An employee feeds a one-week-old coati cub with a bottle of milk at the Royev Ruchey zoo in the suburbs of Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Ilya Naymushin / Reuters
  • Kamchatka Brown Bear Mascha stands beside a Christmas tree, decorated with fruits and fish, at Hagenbecks zoo in Hamburg. Fabian Bimmer / Reuters
    Kamchatka Brown Bear Mascha stands beside a Christmas tree, decorated with fruits and fish, at Hagenbecks zoo in Hamburg. Fabian Bimmer / Reuters
  • A three-month-old macaque bites its toe in front of a fan heater at a wildlife park in Kunming, Yunnan province. Wong Campion / Reuters
    A three-month-old macaque bites its toe in front of a fan heater at a wildlife park in Kunming, Yunnan province. Wong Campion / Reuters
  • A Western Lowland Gorilla named Mbeli holds her baby in their enclosure at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo. David Gray / Reuters
    A Western Lowland Gorilla named Mbeli holds her baby in their enclosure at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo. David Gray / Reuters
  • A firefighter holds a red panda (Ailurus fulgens) from its tail while removing it from a tree at a residential area in Kunming, Yunnan province. Reuters
    A firefighter holds a red panda (Ailurus fulgens) from its tail while removing it from a tree at a residential area in Kunming, Yunnan province. Reuters
  • A 27-year-old white polar bear named Uslada shakes off water in her pool at the Leningrad Zoo in St. Petersburg. Alexander Demianchuk / Reuters
    A 27-year-old white polar bear named Uslada shakes off water in her pool at the Leningrad Zoo in St. Petersburg. Alexander Demianchuk / Reuters
  • A male red deer with antlers covered in bracken, walks through undergrowth in Richmond Park in south west London. Toby Melville / Reuters
    A male red deer with antlers covered in bracken, walks through undergrowth in Richmond Park in south west London. Toby Melville / Reuters
  • A family of giraffes look out from their enclosure before taking part in a Christmas-themed feeding session at Sydney’s Taronga Park Zoo. Jason Reed / Reuters
    A family of giraffes look out from their enclosure before taking part in a Christmas-themed feeding session at Sydney’s Taronga Park Zoo. Jason Reed / Reuters
  • Two unnamed female Sri Lankan baby leopards (Panthera pardus kotiya) are seen in a zoo in Maubeuge. Yves Herman / Reuters
    Two unnamed female Sri Lankan baby leopards (Panthera pardus kotiya) are seen in a zoo in Maubeuge. Yves Herman / Reuters
  • A Northern Cardinal sits on a tree branch in falling snow in the New York City suburb of Nyack, New York. Mike Segar / Reuters
    A Northern Cardinal sits on a tree branch in falling snow in the New York City suburb of Nyack, New York. Mike Segar / Reuters
  • Taiga the polar bear grabs a tree branch at the Quebec Aquarium in Quebec City. Mathieu Belanger / Reuters
    Taiga the polar bear grabs a tree branch at the Quebec Aquarium in Quebec City. Mathieu Belanger / Reuters
  • Newborn giant panda triplets are seen inside an incubator at the Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Reuters
    Newborn giant panda triplets are seen inside an incubator at the Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Reuters
  • Keeper Ben Baker looks at a Bell’s Anglehead Lizard as it sits on the end of his pencil during a photocall for the annual stocktake at Chester Zoo in Chester, northern England. Phil Noble / Reuters
    Keeper Ben Baker looks at a Bell’s Anglehead Lizard as it sits on the end of his pencil during a photocall for the annual stocktake at Chester Zoo in Chester, northern England. Phil Noble / Reuters

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The world’s best animal photos from 2014 - in pictures

Rob Gurdebeke

December 17, 2014

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Reuters has selected this year’s best images of animals from around the world.

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