The day in photos

The day in photos

Nov 27, 2014

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In this Nov. 25, 2014 photo provided by the Fort Wayne Childrens Zoo a baby female Sumatran orangutan is held by her mother, Tara, at the zoo in Fort Wayne, Ind. The baby, born Saturday, is the only Sumatran orangutan born in the United States this year, although two other orangutans also are pregnant, according to the zoo. (AP Photo/Fort Wayne Childrens Zoo)

A baby Sumatran orangutan looks up at her mother in a Fort Wayne, Ind., zoo. AP

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Members of al Qaeda's Nusra Front carry their weapons as they sit in a trench near al-Zahra village, north of Aleppo city, November 25, 2014. Members of al Qaeda's Nusra Front and other Sunni Islamists seized an area south of the Shi'ite Muslim village in north Syria on Sunday after clashes with pro-government fighters, opposition activists said. The insurgents advanced overnight on al-Zahra, north of Aleppo city, seizing territory to the south and also trying to take land to the east in an attempt to capture the village, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Picture taken November 25, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Members of al Qaeda’s Nusra Front wait in a trench north of Aleppo, Syria. Reuters

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PIC FROM HIDDEN CLOVER / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED: Baby Alia and Daisy the sloth) - These are the adorable images of a baby who has formed a special bond with a SLOTH. Baby Alia, first met Daisy the sloth when was she was just two days old and the pair have been inseparable ever since. Daisy is almost like a real-life teddy bear for five-month-old Alia and the pair love to play and take naps together. Alias parents Julia, 29 and Jason Heckathorn, 35, brought Alia home from the hospital the same day they welcomed three-month-old Daisy into their home. SEE CATERS COPY.

A sloth named Daisy bonds with a baby. Hidden Clover / Caters News

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A masked student of Ayotzinapa Teacher Training College blocking the road to Acapulco is pictured on the outskirts of Chilpancingo in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, during a protest to show support for 43 missing students, November 26, 2014. Following mass protests in Mexico over the apparent massacre of the 43 trainee teachers two months ago, the government will unveil measures this week designed to improve policing and fix a failing justice system, lawmakers said on Tuesday REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A masked protester marches in Guerrero, Mexico. Reuters

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U.S. President Barack Obama smiles as he participates in the annual turkey pardoning ceremony of "Cheese" marking the 67th presentation of the National Thanksgiving Turkey while in the White House in Washington, November 26, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ANIMALS SOCIETY)

President Barack Obama pardons a turkey in Washington. Reuters

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A protester marches through the streets during a demonstration against the grand jury verdict in the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, November 26, 2014. Police arrested scores of people in cities around the United States who were protesting the Missouri grand jury's decision not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for killing unarmed black teenager Brown, authorities said on Wednesday, but the town where the shooting took place was a little calmer. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

A protester marches through Ferguson, Mo. Reuters

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***EXCLUSIVE*** BEDFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 21 Some of the Zoo's penguins pictured on Friday November 21, 2014 that Loon the Gyrfalcon is protecting at the ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, England. Loon is being used both as part of the falconry display and now as a seagull patrol at the penguin enclosure at the zoo because as the penguins were being fed with fish the gulls were attacking en masse at feeding time. Now with the assistance of Handler Guy Simmonds and Loon, the gulls do not disturb the penguins or the ducks that also occupy the enclosure. PHOTOGRAPH BY Tony Margiocchi / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

Pengiuns play in a Bedfordshire, England, zoo. Tony Margiocchi / Barcroft Media

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BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 24: An illuminated ferris wheel spins at the Christmas market at Alexanderplatz on its opening day on November 24, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Christmas markets across Germany will open across Germany this week and stay open through the end of December to sell Gluehwein, Christmas decorations, sweets and other delights. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Christmas markets open in Berlin, Germany. Getty

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VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER 26: Pope Francis attends his weekly audience in St. Peter's Square on November 26, 2014 in Vatican City, Vatican. During today's General Audience Pope Francis told pilgrims the Church is on a continuing journey towards heaven. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Pope Francis attends his weekly audience at the Vatican. Getty

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BILLINGSHURST, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: A woolly mammoth skeleton is displayed at Summers Place Auctions on November 26, 2014 in Billingshurst, England. The ice age mammoth skeleton, complete with tusks, fetched £189,000 to a telephone bidder. The woolly mammoth died out about 10,000 years ago. Errol Fuller, the curator of the sale, said: 'This is a virtually complete Mammoth skeleton with beautiful tusks, which makes it particularly rare. Its impressive size of 3.5 metres (11'6) height and 5.5 metres (18') long, suggests it may be a male Mammoth and may have weighed up to six tonnes in its lifetime'. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

A woolly mammoth skeleton goes on the auction block in Billingshurst, England. Getty

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 26: Reverand Al Sharpton speaks at a press conference on the eve of Thanksgiving to pray and address the events of the last few days regarding the grand jury verdict of police officer Darren Wilson on November 26, 2014 in New York City. Wilson shot and killed Michael Brown Jr in Ferguson, MO, on August 9, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Rev. Al Sharpton speaks about Ferguson in New York. Getty Images

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Pic shows: Tokiko Kojima had decided to simply take ordinary snaps of her two pet hedgehogs, one regular and one albino. An albino hedgehog has become an internet star after its Japanese owner posted pictures of her pink eyed pet online. Media reports say that owner Tokiko Kojima, 25, had decided to simply take ordinary snaps of her two pet hedgehogs, one regular and one albino, and post them online for her friends to see but found they became immediately popular and widely shared. Hedgehogs typically walk several miles every night in their search for food but the young woman's hedgehogs are clearly living the good life as their round shape shows. In addition, because they are living with her and refuse to hibernate they had been eating all year round without stop on a diet of ham and milk. It has meant she has ended up with two very roly-poly hedgehogs, both perfectly used to human company as the pictures show, although they still roll up into a ball when handled, making them perfect still life subjects for her photographs. She said she was surprised at the success of the pictures because she had not used any gimmicks like clothing or Photoshop to make the pictures more elaborate, and had simply snapped them in everyday poses at her home in the Japanese capital Tokyo. She told local radio: "They have a personality of their own that simply shines out. They don't need any tricks to show how adorable they are." The young woman did not indicate if the hedgehogs had names, but they are clearly pampered pets. (ends)

A hedgehog gets festive in Japan. EuroPics

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PIC BY JUSTIN REZNICK/ CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED: BELOW THE WAVE) - These stunning shots capture the natural wonder hidden deep in the Arizona desert known as The Wave. The 190 million-year-old formation is made of sand dunes which turned to rock through time. They are stacked on top of another and hardened by deposit of calcium salts - causing the vertical and horizontal layers. Hidden somewhere in the Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area in Arizona, USA, a special permit is needed to find the spectacular spot. Keen snapper Justin Reznick, 36, captured the breathtaking beauty of the unique landscape on a trip this spring. SEE CATERS COPY.

The Wave in the Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area in Arizona is a 190 million-year-old formation of sand dunes that turned to rock through time. Justin Reznick / Caters News

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A protestor uses a lighter and an aerosol can to burn one of two American flags during a protest in the Chinatown area of Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. A grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., on Monday, Nov. 24th, 2014, declined to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American man. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A protester burns a flag in Washington. AP

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Coco, a 20-week-old Bengal tiger, plays on the grounds of the Zoologico de Reynosa Wednesday Nov. 20, 2014 in Reynosa, Mexico. The zoo consists of about 150 different species of common and exotic creatures in more than 100 acres of land. The zoos main attraction consists of Coco, a 20-week-old Bengal tiger and a a zonkey, a zebra-donkey hybrid, named Kumba. The zoo is located about half a mile of the Anzalduas International Bridge, across Mission, Texas. (AP Photo/The Monitor, Gabe Hernandez)

Coco, a 20-week-old Bengal tiger, plays at a Reynosa, Mexico, zoo. AP

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A woman wears a U.S. flag in front of her face during a rally near the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. People protesting the Ferguson Mo., grand jury decision took to the streets in cities across the U.S. for the second day. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Protests continue in Los Angeles. AP

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A couple go for a walk in Ciudadela Park on an autumn day, in Pamplona northern Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

A couple strolls in a park in AP

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**** MANDATORY BYLINE PIC BY ANJA DENKER/ CATERS NEWS **** - (PICTURED: GUARDING HE MEAT) - A hungry hyena has found a clever way to store its leftovers for another meal - by hiding them at the bottom of a waterhole. Photographer Anja Denker, 46, couldnt believe her eyes when she spotted the hyena seemingly fishing in the water. But on closer inspection it became clear the predator was actually trying to dive for something specific. SEE CATERS COPY.

Hyenas fight over food. Anja Denker / Caters News

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***NO USE WITHOUT MANDATORY BYLINE ANNA TYURIN / MERCURY PRESS / CATERS NEWS***PIC BY ANNA TYURIN / MERCURY PRESS / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED: A RAT EATING OFF OF A SPOON) These little critters may not be loved by everyone but the tiny rats in these photographs prove they can be loveable.Photographer Anna Tyurin, 24, has spent the last two years taking pictures of the rodents and claims it is easy to work with them.Animal lover Anna claims she was inspired to create a humorous photo album by her own two female rats Chesha and Nyusha.The young photographer has been taking photographs of domestic animals, like dogs, cats and horses, for four years....SEE MERCURY COPY

A rat eats off a spoon. Try finding that while waiting for the F train. Anna Tyurin / Caters News

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Protesters hold up peace signs as they block an intersection in downtown St. Louis, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Since a grand jury's decision was announced Monday night, Nov. 24, not to indict a white Ferguson, Mo., police officer who killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen, protesters in cities throughout the country have rallied behind the refrain "hands up, don't shoot," and drawn attention to other police killings. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Protesters rally in St. Louis, Mo. AP

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PIC FROM ROBERT POSTMA / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED: The two bears have a proper bear hug) - Now thats what you call a bear hug! This is the adorable moment two young polar bears were captured on camera giving each other a cuddle. The two bears had been play fighting for hours in sub-zero temperatures in Manitoba, Canada, before they were spotted sharing a warm embrace. And while one bear looks as though he might be going in to attack the other, he eventually buries his face in his friends furry neck, while draping his arms around his shoulders. SEE CATERS COPY.

A snapper in Manitoba, Canada, captures a (polar) bear hug. Postma / Caters News

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Birds take off through the snow from the levee on the Wilkes-Barre side of the Market Street Bridge Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, in Wilkes-Barre, PA. (AP Photo/The Times Leader, Andrew Krech) CITIZENS' VOICE OUT; SCRANTON TIMES OUT; STANDARD-SPEAKER OUT

Birds take off through snow in Wilkes-Barre, Penn. AP

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A car travels along the highway as snow falls , Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014 in Concord, N.H. The season's first major snowstorm is promising up to a foot of snow in some places, slowing holiday travel. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Snow falls in Concord, N.H. AP

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In this Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, photo, domesticated turkeys roam their enclosure before they are harvested for Thanksgiving, in West Winfield, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Turkeys in Winfield, N.Y., have a last hurrah. AP

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