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Jessica Sager

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Oct 29, 2014

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People attend a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of Sihamoni's coronation, in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh October 29, 2014. Cambodians marked the anniversary on Tuesday and Wednesday. REUTERS/Samrang Pring (CAMBODIA - Tags: ROYALS RELIGION ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

People celebrate the 10th anniversary of Sihamoni’s coronation in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Reuters

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Smoke rises after a house was blown up during a military operation by Egyptian security forces in the Egyptian city of Rafah, near the border with southern Gaza Strip October 29, 2014. At least 33 Egyptian security personnel were killed on Friday in the Sinai Peninsula bordering Israel and Gaza, in an attack on a checkpoint that bore the marks of assaults claimed by Egypt's most active militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday the military would respond with measures in the border area where a buffer zone is likely to be expanded to pursue militants and destroy tunnels used to smuggle weapons and fighters. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Smoke rises after a house was blown up during a military operation in Rafah, Egypt. Reuters

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German honor guards stand in front of a wall covered with autumn leaves during the welcoming ceremony for Haiti's President Michel Joseph Martelly, at the Chancellery in Berlin October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Honor guards are flanked by autumn leaves in Berlin, Germany. Reuters

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Models present creations for Ordifen Cup China Lingerie Design Contest at China Fashion Week in Beijing, October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: FASHION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Models walk the runway for China Fashion Week in Beijing. Reuters

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Women take pictures of themselves in front of a wall with messages of support for the pro-democracy movement, in part of Hong Kong's financial central district occupied by protesters October 29, 2014. A member of China's central bank's advisory body warned on Wednesday that Beijing will punish Hong Kong if pro-democracy protests that have paralyzed parts of the Chinese-controlled financial center for a month are allowed to continue. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Women take selfies with pro-democracy notes in Hong Kong. Reuters

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A Yeoman Warder walks through ceramic poppies that form part of the art installation "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" at the Tower of London in London October 29, 2014. The evolving art installation will be completed on November 11 when the 888,246th poppy will be planted. Each poppy represents a soldier killed during the First World War. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls (BRITAIN - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A Yeoman Warder walks through the “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” at the Tower of London. Reuters

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Rain covered ceramic poppies that form part of the art installation "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" are seen at the Tower of London in London October 29, 2014. The evolving art installation will be completed on November 11 when the 888,246th poppy will be planted. Each poppy represents a soldier killed during the First World War. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls (BRITAIN - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Rain drops cover ceramic poppies in the “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” at the Tower of London. Reuters

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A field of Cempasuchil Marigolds to be used during Mexico's Day of the Dead celebrations, is seen in San Pedro Cholula, in the Mexican state of Puebla October 29, 2014. The orange flowers, also known as Flowers of the Dead, are placed on altars in honour of the deceased and decorate graves on the Day of the Dead, which is celebrated on November 1 and 2 in Mexico. The Popocatepetl volcano is seen in the background. REUTERS/Imelda Medina (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Cempasuchil marigolds grow in San Pedro Cholula, Mexico. Reuters

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Ebola suvivor Dr. Kent Brantly (L) is greeted by U.S. President Barack Obama prior to the president delivering a statement about the government's Ebola response in the East Room of the White House in Washington, October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH)

President Barack Obama greets Ebola survivor Dr. Kent Brantly in Washington. Reuters

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A refugee pupil stands inside a makeshift madrasa, or Islamic school, under a tree at the IFO 2 east camp within the Dadaab refugee complex, near the Kenya-Somalia border, October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (KENYA - Tags: EDUCATION RELIGION SOCIETY)

A refugee student stands inside a makeshift school in the Dadaab refugee camp at the Kenya-Somalia border. Reuters

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People who came to watch the launch walk away after an unmanned rocket owned by Orbital Sciences Corporation exploded (background) October 28, 2014 just seconds after lift-off from Wallops Island, Virginia, on what was to be a resupply mission to the International Space Station. "The Antares rocket suffered an accident shortly after lift-off," NASA mission control in Houston said, describing the blast as a "catastrophic anomaly." MANDATORY CREDIT: AFP PHOTO / Steve ALEXANDER (Photo credit should read STEVE ALEXANDER/AFP/Getty Images)

Spectators leave after an unmanned rocket explodes on Wallops Island, Va., on Tuesday night. Getty

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A pelican is pictured on October 29, 2014 at the zoo in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. AFP PHOTO / DPA / BORIS ROESSLER / GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read BORIS ROESSLER/AFP/Getty Images)

A pelican hangs out at a Frankfurt, Germany, zoo. Getty

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PAHOA, HAWAII - OCTOBER 28: In this handout provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), A portion of the front of the June 27th lava flow pushes through a fence marking a property boundary on October 28, 2014 in Pahoa, Hawaii. Scientists of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory conducted ground and air observations of the lava flow from the Kilauea Volcano and determined that it was 510 meters (560 yards) upslope from Pa-hoa Village Road and the flow width was about 50 meters (55 yards) at the leading edge. Molten rock from the flow is inching its way towards homes in the town of Pahoa on Hawaii's Big Island where close to a thousand people live. (Photo by USGS via Getty Images)

Lava flow covers a Pahoa, Hawaii, property line fence. Getty

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: Teddy Eusebi stands along a recently repaired section of boardwalk at Rockaway Beach, which was heavily damaged during Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2014 in New York City. Hurricane Sandy was recorded as the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. It caused over $68 billion in damages, and hundreds of people were killed along the path of the storm in seven countries. Today marks the two-year anniversary of its storm surge hitting New York City and the surrounding area which flooded streets, tunnels and subway lines and cut power in and around the city. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A man stands on the Rockaways boardwalk in Queens on the 2nd anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. Getty

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A model presents a creation at the 20th Salon du Chocolat, (Paris Chocolate Show) in Paris October 28, 2014. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY FASHION)

The Salon du Chocolat fashion show in Paris displayed some of the sweetest styles ever. Reuters

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Workers transport a model of a dinosaur at the exhibition 'World of Dinosaurs' in front of a bucket-wheel excavator in a former lignite surface mining area in Grosspoesna near Leipzig, central Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. More than 50 exhibits of different species of dinosaurs are on display until Nov. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

Workers move a dinosaur model in Leipzig, Germany. AP

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A pair of horses stand together in a pasture near Illinois Route 8 east of Elmwood, Ill. as the sun sets on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Peoria Journal Star, Ron Johnson)

Horses stand together at sunset in Elmwood, Ill., at sunset on Tuesday. AP

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A camel herder stands beside resting camels at the annual cattle fair in Pushkar, in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. Pushkar, located on the banks of Pushkar Lake, is a popular Hindu pilgrimage spot that is also frequented by foreign tourists who come to the town for the annual cattle fair and camel races. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)

A camel herder rests during the annual cattle fair in Pushkar, India. AP

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Hindu women offer prayers as the sun sets over the Arabian Sea during Chhath Puja festival in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. On Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Hindu women pray in Mumbai, India. AP

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Children play with kites at the Cape Mental Health annual event for disabled children held ahead of the weekends Kite Festival in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. On the weekend from Nov.1, Cape Mental Health, form part of the annual Kite Festival at Muizenberg where hundreds of kites will be flown with thousands of visitors expected to attend. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

Children fly kites in the annual Cape Town, South Africa, Kite Festival. AP

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A crowd gathers to watch rescue operation at the site of a mudslide at the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla district, about 220 kilometers (140 miles) east of Colombo, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. The mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers' houses at the tea plantation, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 250 missing, an official said. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

A crowd watches rescue operations after a mudslide in Badulla, Sri Lanka. AP

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Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Francis hosts his weekly audience in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican. AP

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Protestors from the group CodePink wave banners as National Security Adviser Susan Rice speaks at the sixth annual "Washington Ideas Forum" in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

CodePink protesters wave banners as National Security Adviser Susan Rice speaks at the Washington Ideas Forum. AP

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Pic shows: Hippos are love for pumpkins. Pumpkin pie might be the order of the day for people this Halloween but now zoo animals are also getting in on the act. Not only is pumpkin served raw or packed with various streets a welcome change in the diet for most zoo animals, but it's also a great way to interest visitors. Pumpkins for example at the world's oldest zoo in the grounds of the Imperial Sch¾nbrunn Palace in the Austrian capital Vienna, artistically carved pumpkins are being snapped up by the zoo animals who clearly seem to welcome the variety and are put off by the scary faces. Zoo director Dagmar Schratter said: "It is all treat, and no trick for our animals." She said that some of the animals like the elephants and hippos are particular love for pumpkins and can often eat the whole thing in one go. She added: "Others are not so keen but are not left out as their pumpkins are filled with their favourite foods as well such as apples for red pandas and fish for the otters. "Some of the smaller creatures like the Colorado toad can climb inside the pumpkin through the mouth and go in search of its favourite treat inside Äì the black beetle larvae. "The big meat eaters of the zoo, Lynn and Ranzo the polar bears, have a diet consisting of meat and fish so their pumpkins are filled with cat food which they can scoop out. The pumpkin is just a little bit of seasoning." And she added the big advantage was that no matter which animal was receiving the pumpkin "it will definitely be good fun for those watching". Down the road from the zoo a massive aquarium built inside a huge concrete flak tower during World War II by the Nazis to defend them against allied attacks is also celebrating Halloween. Because it doesn't have as much space as the zoo it concentrates on the smaller animals including insects and fish and reptiles, and as a result because most of these are scary enough for Halloween themselves, they are having a special focus on their Halloween

The zoo at Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria, celebrates Halloween and gets the animals in on the fun. EuroPics

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