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Sep 2, 2013

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Young elephant Nelly kicks a soccer ball during an event to predict the result of the upcoming Women’s World Cup soccer match between Germany and Canada, at the safari-park in Hodenhagen, Germany. REUTERS

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A peacock roams the grounds at Riverbend Park in Jupiter, Fla. Riverbend Park has 680 acres with bicycle and equestrian trails, picnic areas, bike and canoe rentals and freshwater fishing. ZUMAPRESS.com

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Mumba, a 3-day-old female Asian elephant calf, walks between the trunks of her mother Thong Tai, and her aunt Win Thida, at Artis Zoo in Amsterdam. AP Photo

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Giraffe Makena takes care of her still nameless baby giraffe inside their compound at the all-weather zoo in Muenster, Germany. ZUMAPRESS.com

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Frodo, a female koala joey, climbs a tree after she was released back into the wild near Brisbane, Australia. Frodo was nursed back into health after suffering a fractured skull and internal injuries from 15 shotgun pellets found lodged in her body in November 2010. ZUMAPRESS.com

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Hudson, a golden-doodle, plays at the Pier 6 dog run in the Brooklyn. Some dogs owners have complained that their dogs get covered in red dust from playing in the park. Chad Rachman/New York Post

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A 1-month-old falcon, born at the aviary in Provins. The young bird is the first secretary bird born in captivity in France. AFP/Getty Images

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An emperor penguin in New Zealand walks on the beach some 3,000 miles from his Antarctic home. The penguin, a juvenile male, arrived at a beach on the Kapiti Coast north of the capital Wellington. AFP/Getty Images

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Ring-tailed lemurs enjoy the sunshine in their enclosure at the Sofia Zoo in Bulgaria. Along with the other lemurs who are permanent Sofia Zoo inhabitants there are 10 young ring-tailed lemurs, who were brought from Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland. AP Photo

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A swan glides on the water past sailboats on Wannsee Lake in Berlin. Wannsee is a popular summer hangout for Berliners indulging in water sports as the shallow lake warms up quickly and water temperatures reach mid twenties celsius early in the summer season. AFP/Getty Images

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An osprey sits in its nest at Riverbend Park in Jupite, Fla. Riverbend Park has 680 acres with bicycle and equestrian trails, picnic areas, bike and canoe rentals, and freshwater fishing. ZUMAPRESS.com

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An alligator in a canal at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Water Levels in the refuge have fallen below sea level. ZUMAPRESS.com

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Two of 13 newly hatched ostrich chicks are pictured it their enclosure in Berlin. It is not altogether clear who the mother of the chicks is since there are three female ostriches in the enclosure. ZUMAPRESS.com

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A photographer had amazing luck when he snapped a circling bat in daylight and captured a razor-sharp image of the mammal’s cheeky grin in Indonesia. Splash News

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A 13-day-old hippo walks next to its mother as it is shown to the public for the first time at Prague Zoo in Prague, Czech Republic. AP Photo

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A cheetah chases a Thomson gazelle that had wandered into some long grass in the Masai Mara reserve in Kenya. ZUMAPRESS.com

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A young fox plays with a mouse its mother had brought it to eat in Kutno, Poland. Barcroft Media

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Two lion cubs look out from under a tree trunk toward their mother at the Hagenbeck Zoo in the northern German city of Hamburg. AFP/Getty Images

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Funani, a 26-year-old hippo, and her calf, 6-month-old Adhama, swimming at the zoo in San Diego. Adhama, whose name means honor or glory in Swahili, is the fourth calf for Funani, but her first with the father, Otis, who is on loan from the Los Angeles Zoo. Hippos can still be found in a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa. AP Photo

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A jaguar named Daniela plays with her 6-week-old babies at the Parque de Las Leyendas zoo in Lima. Two twin melanic jaguar babies were showed to the press at the zoo. REUTERS

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Is is a bird? is it a plane? No, it’s the eye-fooling moment a photographer caught an eagle on camera with jet-engine vapor trails appearing to come out of its feet over an island in Canada. Caters News Agency

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