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Sep 2, 2013

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A beluga whale plays with a football at the Beijing Aquarium. The aquarium, which is the largest in China and shaped like a huge conch shell, was named by state media as a “Beijing civilized Tourist Scenic Spot” and houses more than 1,000 marine species and freshwater fish. AFP/Getty Images

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A small purple shore crab peaks out from its hiding spot between rocks in the inter-tidal zone at Cape Arago State Park along the rugged southern Oregon coast near Charleston. Purple shore crabs can be found in rocky areas of the Pacific coast of North America from Baja California in Mexico all the way to Alaska. ZUMAPRESS.com

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Chinese cranes nest at the Wolong Lake wetland in Kangping County China’s Liaoning Province. ZUMAPRESS.com

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A bird is busy playing with a small soccer ball on a street in Berlin. ZUMAPRESS.com

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A bobcat is stalked by a sneaky alligator in Tampa, Florida. Resident Bryan Peabody snapped the close call from behind a tree as he watched the feline, which was sitting at the edge of a lake, get approached by the hungry 10ft-long reptile. Bryan Peabody/Splash News

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A squirrel feeds on fruit in Yangmingshan Park, Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan. The park, located in suburban Taipei, provides a natural habitat for a large squirrel population. ZUMAPRESS.com

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Moon Jellyfish are illuminated by coloured lights at the Beijing Aquarium. AFP/Getty Images

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Seven-week-old Puma Missuula walks across a meadow at the Tierpark Friedrichsfelde Zoo in Berlin, Germany. ZUMAPRESS.com

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Kamchatka bear twins named Cuba and Toby, play in their outdoor enclosure at Brno Zoo in the Czech Republic for the first time. AFP/Getty Images

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Blood parrot fish are displayed at the Beijing Aquarium. The aquarium, which is the largest in China and shaped like a huge conch shell, was named by state media as a “Beijing civilized Tourist Scenic Spot” and houses more than 1,000 marine species and freshwater fish. AFP/Getty Images

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Polar bear Anori plays in its enclosure at the zoo in Wuppertal, western Germany. Anori was born January 4, 2012 at the zoo in Wuppertal and is a half-sister of world famous polar bear Knut, who died in 2011. AFP/Getty Images

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A woman eats her lunch while surrounded by a gaggle of Canada geese feeding along the banks of the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass. AP Photo

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Octopuses Paulus swims over boxes with the flags of Germany and Portugal to predict the winner between the two teams’ Euro 2012 soccer match at the Sea Life Aquarium in Porto, Portugal. Reuters

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A wild leopard reacts after it fell into a water reservoir tank at a tea estate in Sangatram. The animal was rescued by the Sukna Forest rescue team from the Mahananda Wildlife sanctuary by lowering a ladder into the tank. Getty Images

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Clouded Leopard cub Lek plays at the world’s first Clouded Leopard’s breeding center in Chonburi, Thailand. EPA

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A Caribbean flamingo chick, which hatched May 18 at the Abilene Zoo, follows two adult flamingoes into the water for a snack in Abilene, Texas. The chick is the first ever of its species to be hatched at the Abilene Zoo, and will remain gray for about two years. AP Photo

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A lionfish swims in the Honduran caribbean. Environmental groups, tourism entrepreneurs and authorities seek to hunt the lionfish in the Caribbean, a beautiful but deadly species that poses a threat to the ecosystem but is also appreciated for its delicious meat. EPA

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