• A black swan is pictured at the Retiro Park in Madrid. AFP
    A black swan is pictured at the Retiro Park in Madrid. AFP
  • A seal swims in the river Thames, in London. AP Photo
    A seal swims in the river Thames, in London. AP Photo
  • A ring-tailed lemur sits on a table, eating fruits at Bali Zoo on the occasion of "World Lemur Day" in Bali, Indonesia on October 29, 2020. AP Photo
    A ring-tailed lemur sits on a table, eating fruits at Bali Zoo on the occasion of "World Lemur Day" in Bali, Indonesia on October 29, 2020. AP Photo
  • A ring-tailed lemur carries its baby at Bali Zoo, on the occasion of "World Lemur Day" in Bali, Indonesia. AP Photo
    A ring-tailed lemur carries its baby at Bali Zoo, on the occasion of "World Lemur Day" in Bali, Indonesia. AP Photo
  • An elephant with a pumpkin in the central Zoo in Kiev. EPA
    An elephant with a pumpkin in the central Zoo in Kiev. EPA
  • Domestic Yak reacts as Zoo workers try to feed it pumpkin in the central Zoo in Kiev, Ukraine. Zoo administration organized the surprise meal for animals as a part of Halloween celebrations. EPA
    Domestic Yak reacts as Zoo workers try to feed it pumpkin in the central Zoo in Kiev, Ukraine. Zoo administration organized the surprise meal for animals as a part of Halloween celebrations. EPA
  • Prairie dogs in Amersfoort Zoo are playing with a pumpkin, in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. EPA
    Prairie dogs in Amersfoort Zoo are playing with a pumpkin, in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. EPA
  • A tiger in Amersfoort Zoo playing with a pumpkin, in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. EPA
    A tiger in Amersfoort Zoo playing with a pumpkin, in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. EPA
  • In this image provided by Walt Disney World, white rhinoceros Kendi, left, shows off a baby male rhino she gave birth to Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, at Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. AP Photo
    In this image provided by Walt Disney World, white rhinoceros Kendi, left, shows off a baby male rhino she gave birth to Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, at Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. AP Photo
  • Deers stand between tombstones at the Vienna central cemetery (Zentralfriedhof) a week ahead. Austria AFP
    Deers stand between tombstones at the Vienna central cemetery (Zentralfriedhof) a week ahead. Austria AFP
  • A young mountain monkey (Allochrocebus lhoesti) with its mother at their enclosure in the zoo in Wroclaw, western Poland. EPA
    A young mountain monkey (Allochrocebus lhoesti) with its mother at their enclosure in the zoo in Wroclaw, western Poland. EPA

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