• A western lowland gorilla rests in the shadow on a hot and sunny day at the Prague Zoo, Czech Republic. AP
    A western lowland gorilla rests in the shadow on a hot and sunny day at the Prague Zoo, Czech Republic. AP
  • A Polar bear tastes a fruit and fish filled ice block to beat the warm weather at the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic. EPA
    A Polar bear tastes a fruit and fish filled ice block to beat the warm weather at the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic. EPA
  • A white lion is seen behind the cage as a keeper sprays water to cool him off at Al Zawra zoo in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
    A white lion is seen behind the cage as a keeper sprays water to cool him off at Al Zawra zoo in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
  • Tigers are seen swimming in a pond at Al Zawra zoo in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
    Tigers are seen swimming in a pond at Al Zawra zoo in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
  • A gorilla cube named Pepe eats frozen fruit to fight high temperatures at the Bioparc zoo in Valencia, eastern Spain. EPA
    A gorilla cube named Pepe eats frozen fruit to fight high temperatures at the Bioparc zoo in Valencia, eastern Spain. EPA
  • A killer whale jumps out of the water in the sea near Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan. Reuters
    A killer whale jumps out of the water in the sea near Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan. Reuters
  • Saving the life of falcons, in the village of Niezgoda, Poland. The young falcons have been vaccinated and marked. Then the birds were transported to the forest, where at the height of several dozen meters they were let into artificial nests. EPA
    Saving the life of falcons, in the village of Niezgoda, Poland. The young falcons have been vaccinated and marked. Then the birds were transported to the forest, where at the height of several dozen meters they were let into artificial nests. EPA
  • Ursula, a one-year-old female polar bear, swims in a pool inside an open-air cage at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Reuters
    Ursula, a one-year-old female polar bear, swims in a pool inside an open-air cage at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Reuters
  • Bartek, a six-year-old Amur tiger at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Reuters
    Bartek, a six-year-old Amur tiger at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Reuters
  • Penguins swim in a pool in Belgrade Zoo, Serbia. AP
    Penguins swim in a pool in Belgrade Zoo, Serbia. AP
  • An undated handout photo made available by the Queensland Museum shows a new species of jumping spider named Jotus fortiniae, found on the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. EPA
    An undated handout photo made available by the Queensland Museum shows a new species of jumping spider named Jotus fortiniae, found on the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. EPA
  • A mute swan flies on a pond at the nature reservation 'in Waghaeusel, near Karlsruhe, Germany. EPA
    A mute swan flies on a pond at the nature reservation 'in Waghaeusel, near Karlsruhe, Germany. EPA
  • A Purple heron in Waghaeusel, near Karlsruhe, Germany. EPA
    A Purple heron in Waghaeusel, near Karlsruhe, Germany. EPA
  • A flamingo rests in its enclosure in the Hellabrunn zoo in Munich, southern Germany. AFP
    A flamingo rests in its enclosure in the Hellabrunn zoo in Munich, southern Germany. AFP
  • Two bees collecting nectar on a sunflower on a sunny day in Weisskirchen, Germany. AP
    Two bees collecting nectar on a sunflower on a sunny day in Weisskirchen, Germany. AP

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