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Jessica Sager

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Jan 8, 2015

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BEDFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 07: With the new year kicking off ZSL Whipsnade Zoo has taken the mammoth task of counting every single animal at the zoo on January 7, 2015 in Bedfordshire, England. Home to more than 2,500 animals, the Zoos keepers are dusting off their clipboards as they prepare to tot up each invertebrate, bird, fish, mammal, reptile, and amphibian. Everything from tiny insects to huge mammals will be lining up to be counted, including sea lions, donkeys, chimps, and otters. 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

Chimpanzees get counted at the ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, UK. Barcroft

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Pro-democracy lawmakers carrying yellow umbrellas, symbols of the Occupy Central movement, meet journalists after leaving a Legislative Council meeting to boycott the government in Hong Kong January 7, 2015. Hong Kong government is set to launch the second round of its consultation on political reform on Wednesday, government radio reported on Tuesday. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY BUSINESS)

Pro-democracy lawmakers carry yellow umbrellas in Hong Kong. Reuters

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REFILE - CORRECTING TYPO What is believed to be wreckage from crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501 in the Java Sea is pictured in this underwater photograph released by Indonesia's National Search And Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) January 7, 2015. The tail of a crashed AirAsia jet has been found on the sea bed about 30 km (20 miles) from the plane's last known location, Indonesia's search and rescue agency said on Wednesday, a breakthrough that investigators hope will lead to the crucial black box recorders. Flight QZ8501 vanished from radar screens over the northern Java Sea on Dec. 28, less than half-way into a two-hour flight from Indonesia's second-biggest city of Surabaya to Singapore. There were no survivors among the 162 people on board. REUTERS/BASARNAS/Handout via Reuters (INDONESIA - Tags: TRANSPORT MILITARY DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Wreckage believed to be from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 is spotted in the Java Sea near Indonesia. Reuters

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides a recoilless gun firing contest of units directly under first infantry divisions in echelon formation of KPA frontline corps in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang January 7, 2015. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA

Kim Jong-un guides a firing contest in Pyongyang, North Korea. Reuters

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A man holds a Russian national flag while walking out of the cool waters of the Black Sea, as fans of winter swimming gather on a beach on the Orthodox Christmas day in the Crimean port of Yevpatoriya, January 7, 2015. Most Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas according to the Julian calendar on January 7, two weeks after most western Christian churches that abide by the Gregorian calendar. REUTERS/Pavel Rebrov (CRIMEA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT RELIGION ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A man waves a Russian flag during an Orthodox Christmas dip in the Black Sea near Yevpatoriya, Crimea. Reuters

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Asylum seekers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone pose as they warm themselves near an electric heater in an abandoned house in Brussels where they are squatting January 7, 2015. Asylum seekers, who fear being sent back to their homelands where they could be at risk of catching the deadly Ebola disease, urged the Belgian government to allow them to stay in the country until the epidemic is over. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH SOCIETY IMMIGRATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Asylum seekers warm their hands over a heater in Brussels, Belgium. Reuters

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A bus casts light trails as it passes iconic store Harrods in London January 7, 2015. Prices in British shops fell last month at a slightly slower pace and food prices edged up after falling for the first time on record in November, the British Retail Consortium said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS TRANSPORT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A bus whips by Harrods in London. Reuters

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Members of the press, including NBC's Evan Dixon, face the blowing snow caused by Marine One as it landed on the South Lawn before picking up U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, January 7, 2015. Obama is departing for a two-day trip to Michigan and Arizona. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MEDIA TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Members of the press are pummeled by blowing snow in Washington. Reuters

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A seal greets an employee of the ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, UK. Barcroft

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People gather in solidarity of the victims of a terror attack against a satirical newspaper, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Masked gunmen shouting "Allahu akbar!" stormed the Paris offices of a satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing 12 people, including the paper's editor, before escaping in a getaway car. It was France's deadliest terror attack in living memory. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Supporters rally in Paris to honor victims of the terrorist attacks on Charlie Hedbo. AP

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A man lights a candle during a holy Christmas liturgy in St. Clement's Cathedral church in Skopje, Macedonia, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Macedonian Christian Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas by the Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

A man lights a candle during a Christmas Mass in Skopje, Macedonia. AP

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An Israeli girl takes photos of high waves in the Mediterranean Sea with her mobile phone in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 during a heavy winter storm seeping through the Middle East. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

A woman struggles to photograph high waves in the Mediterranean Sea during a winter storm in Tel Aviv, Israel. AP

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New York Police Department recruits take an oath during an NYPD swearing-in ceremony in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Mayor Bill de Blasio was speaking to hundreds of new police hires who will be spending the next six months in police academy before becoming police officers.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New York Police Department recruits take an oath. AP

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Ice forms along the Lake Michigan shore, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in Chicago. Subzero temperatures and high winds are expected in the area. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Ice forms on the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago. AP

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(150107)-- TAIPEI, Jan. 7, 2015(Xinhua)-- Photo taken on Jan. 7, 2014 shows the giant panda cub "Yuanzai" at the Taipei Zoo in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Jan. 7, 2014. The cub, born on July 6, 2013, is the first baby of a pair of giant pandas, namely "Tuan Tuan" and "Yuan Yuan", who were given as a goodwill gift to Taiwan by the Chinese mainland. "Yuanzai" is weaned here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)(wjq) (Photo by Xinhua/Sipa USA)

Giant panda cub Yuanzai makes his debut at the Taipei Zoo in Taipei, Taiwan. Sipa

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epaselect epa04549693 Ordnance disposal expert Mike Schwitzke of the bomb disposal unit of the police kneels behind a defused 250 kilogram World War II bomb in Potsdam, Germany, 07 January 2015. Around 10,000 residents had to be evacuated from their homes in the city centre of Potsdam during the disarming of the bomb, which was found during construction work near Potsdam's central train station (background). EPA/BERND SETTNIK

About time: A defused World War II bomb is disposed of in Potsdam, Germany. EPA

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epaselect epa04549845 A Rajasthani folk dance artist performs while standing on two glasses during the 'Dhora Ri Mahak' festival in Bhopal, India, 07 January 2015. The event is being organised by the 'Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya' anthropology museum. EPA/SANJEEV GUPTA

A folk dancer performs in a festival in Bhopal, India. EPA

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epaselect epa04549880 People gather for a rally in solidarity with the killed Charlie Hebdo employees, in Geneva, Switzerland, 07 January 2015. Two masked gunmen with automatic rifles killed 12 people at the Paris headquarters of satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo, which had angered Muslims two years ago by publishing cartoons of the prophet Mohammed. The government had raised the alert level in the capital to the highest as police hunt for the gunmen, who escaped after the shooting. EPA/MARTIAL TREZZINI

A vigil is held in Geneva for slain Charlie Hebdo employees. EPA

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President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, before traveling to Wayne, Mich. The president will speak at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant to highlight the workers in the resurgent American automotive and manufacturing sector. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

President Barack Obama waves from Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. AP

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REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT Fireworks explode above the Yenisei River during Orthodox Christmas celebrations in the Russian Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk January 7, 2015. Most Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas according to the Julian calendar on January 7, two weeks after most western Christian churches that abide by the Gregorian calendar. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: RELIGION ANNIVERSARY CITYSCAPE)

Fireworks explode above Krasnoyarsk, Russia, for Orthodox Christmas. Reuters

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Pic shows: A local pensioner and his pals decided to shovel snow into the middle to make this giant crocodile. This pond has been transformed into an ice skating rink with a difference after a local pensioner and his pals decided to shovel snow into the middle to make a giant crocodile. Retired teacher Liu Qingwu, 66, said: "I saw all the kids skating on the pond and would like to join them, but at my age skating isn't something I really want to take up as I don't want to break anything. "But after watching them from a park bench for a while, I thought it seemed a bit boring and wondered if it might be possible to liven it up by making something out of snow like a snowman. "My first creation was really well received and some of the kids helped me out, and then we all agreed to back the next day and try and make something bigger and better." In the end the small group working at the pond in Jilin city in northeast ChinaÄôs Jilin province managed to put together this impressive crocodile which has now become more exciting people to visit than the ice-skating rink itself. Lio added: "As a former teacher I always had a good relationship with my kids and it was great to work with children again, in the end we spent 10 days creating a crocodile." He said they reckoned it would probably be there for several months yet until the ice started to melt when the temperatures rose, and added that next year he'd like to do something even bigger and more ambitious, like a dinosaur. "That's if global warming doesn't get it first," he added jokingly. (ends)¬¬

Brr! A snow crocodile looks fierce in Jilin, China. Europics

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Bryant Park Fountain in NYC seen covered in ice. Pictured: Bryant Park Fountain Ref: SPL918500 070115 Picture by: Murray Head / Splash News Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles: 310-821-2666 New York: 212-619-2666 London: 870-934-2666 photodesk@splashnews.com

The Bryant Park Fountain in New York is covered in ice. Splash

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (8th L, front row) participates in a photo opportunity for the swearing in of 65 House Democrat women to the 114th Congress on the east steps of the Capitol in Washington January 7, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

Female Democratic members of the House of Representatives pose for a portrait in Washington. Reuters

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A yet to be named baby Asian elephant walks with her mother, Asha, at the Oklahoma City Zoo, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, in Oklahoma City. The elephant was born at the zoo Dec. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

A baby Asian elephant makes her Oklahoma City Zoo debut next to her mother, Asha. AP

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