The cutest critters of 2014

The cutest critters of 2014

Dec 17, 2014

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS 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, in this January 2, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A Bell’s anglehead lizard clutches a pencil in a Chester, England, zoo on Jan. 2. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS A river otter looks for food stashed in a used Christmas tree at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts in this January 16, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

An otter peers over a Christmas tree in a New Bedford, Mass., zoo on Jan. 16. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS A herd of elephants confronts a hippopotamus at a watering hole in Hwange National Park in this October 14, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE: Tags - ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Elephants confront a hippopotamus in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, on Oct. 14. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS A fox sleeps beside autumn leaves in a garden in London in this October 26, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A fox sleeps in London on Oct. 26. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS Flamingos are seen in a nature reserve park in Panyu district south of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in this November 30, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Alex Lee (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Flamingos bond at a nature reserve in Panyu, China, on Nov. 30. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS A camel yawns as a tourist checks images on her camera following a ride on a camel safari alongside the Pacific Ocean on Lighthouse Beach, north of Sydney, in this December 4, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Jason Reed (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS TRAVEL TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A camel yawns in Lighthouse Beach, Australia, on Dec. 4. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS A family of giraffes look out from their enclosure before taking part in a Christmas-themed feeding session at Sydney's Taronga Park Zoo, in this December 9, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Jason Reed (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A giraffe family looks out of their Taronga Zoo enclosure in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 9. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS Newborn giant panda triplets are seen inside an incubator at the Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, Guangdong province in this August 17, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Newborn giant panda triplets are incubated at a Guangzhou, China, zoo on Aug. 17. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS 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, in this October 10, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A week-old coatl cub is fed at a Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, zoo on Oct. 10. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS Kamchatka Brown Bear Mascha stands beside a Christmas tree, decorated with fruits and fish, at Hagenbecks zoo in Hamburg, in this December 5, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer (GERMANY - Tags: ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Kamchatka Brown Bear Mascha stands beside a Christmas tree on Dec. 5 in a Hamburg, Germany, zoo. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS 27 year old white polar bear Uslada shakes off water in her pool at the Leningrad Zoo in St. Petersburg, in this April 24, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Polar bear Uslada shakes it off in a pool at a St. Petersburg, Russia, zoo on April 24. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS A male red deer with antlers covered in bracken, walks through undergrowth in Richmond Park in south west London, in this October 3, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A stylish male deer walks through Richmond Park in London on Oct. 3. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS A three-month-old macaque bites its toe in front of a fan heater at a wildlife park in Kunming, Yunnan province, in this November 13, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Wong Campion (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A baby macaque bits its toe in a Yunnan, China, wildlife park on Nov. 13. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS A bald eagle stretches its talons as it sits in a tree in the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve near Haines, Alaska in this October 8, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Bob Strong (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY TRAVEL)

A bald eagle shows its talons at the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve in Haines, Alaska, on Oct. 8. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS 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, in this July 3, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

A firefighter rescues a red panda from a tree in Yunnan, China, on July 3. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS A Western Lowland Gorilla named Mbeli holds her baby in their enclosure at Sydney's Taronga Zoo in this October 31, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Western lowland gorilla Mbeli holds her baby in the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 31. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS Two unnamed female Sri Lankan baby leopards (Panthera pardus kotiya) are seen in a zoo in Maubeuge in this August 12, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Yves Herman (FRANCE - Tags: ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SOCIETY)

Sri Lankan leopard cubs debut in a Maubeuge, France, zoo on Aug. 12. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS Japanese Macaques (or Snow Monkeys) groom each other in a hot spring at a snow-covered valley in Yamanouchi town, central Japan in this January 20, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY TRAVEL TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Snow monkeys groom each other in a Yamanouchi, Japan, hot spring. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS A Northern Cardinal sits on a tree branch in falling snow in the New York City suburb of Nyack, New York in this January 21, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A northern cardinal sits on a Nyack, N.Y., tree branch on Jan. 21. Reuters

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RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014 - BEST OF ANIMALS Taiga the polar bear grabs a tree branch at the Quebec Aquarium in Quebec City, in this December 30, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Taiga the polar bear hangs out at the Quebec Aquarium in Quebec City on Dec. 30, 2013. Reuters

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