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‘Furry Friends’ fashion, cat on a leash, a Tasmanian devil, a flying fox and more in animal views Fascinating creatures around the world.
Sept. 5, 2012
A blind Persian cat named Million Dollar Baby is presented at the Furry Friends on the Runway event at Ritz Plaza Park in New York. The event showcased designer and homemade fashion for animals and featured a "dogwalk," similar to a catwalk at regular fashion shows.
Andrew Kelly
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Reuters
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Sept. 5, 2012
A dog named Scotch attends the Furry Friends on the Runway event at Ritz Plaza Park in New York.
Andrew Kelly
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Reuters
Aug. 29, 2012
Karen Nichols walks her cat Skeezix in Castro Valley, Calif. When the weather is nice, Nichols and Skeezix go for walks five nights a week.
Marcio Jose Sanchez
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AP
Aug. 29, 2012
Karen Nichols walks her cat Skeezix in Castro Valley, Calif. Animal experts say that cats should be kept on a leash that is no more than six feet in length and that their harness should fit snugly.
Marcio Jose Sanchez
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AP
Sept. 6, 2012
Lion mother Layla holds one of her two babies by the tail in their enclosure at the zoo in Dresden, Germany. The 5-week-old cubs were shown to the public for the first time on Thursday.
Arno Burgi
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AFP/Getty Images
Sept. 11, 2012
A tiger stares through its cage on the rooftop of a five-story apartment in Pathum, Thailand. Thai police arrested Surasak Buntheinthong, 28, for the illegal possession of wildlife after he admitted to breeding tigers for sale.
Sukree Sukplang
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Reuters
Sept. 8, 2012
An Indian white tiger cub rests at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic. Three rare white tigers were born there July 1.
Petr Josek
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Reuters
Sept. 6, 2012
A 5-week-old male giant panda cub, weighing 3.2 pounds, is held up by a staff member at the San Diego Zoo. The cub looks healthy, with a belly girth of 12 inches, which indicates that he is eating well.
Maria Bernal-Silva
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San Diego Zoo via Reuters
Sept. 5, 2012
A rabbit wearing a harness is walked during an annual pet fair in Dresden, Germany.
Arno Burgi
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AFP/Getty Images
Sept. 5, 2012
A teju lizard sits in the grass during a pet fair in Dresden, Germany. The annual event includes more than 90 exhibitors.
Franziska Koark
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AFP/Getty Images
Sept. 5, 2012
Keepers move Bali, a 23-foot-long reticulated python, from its enclosure for a health check and ultrasound heart scan at the Chester Zoo in Chester, England. The zoo's two reticulated pythons are taking part in a cardiological study that is part of a joint research program between the zoo and Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Phil Noble
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Reuters
Sept. 7, 2012
A Tasmanian devil cub tries to bite his way out of a small cloth bag during an event marking National Endangered Species Day in Sydney. The day aims to highlight vulnerable Australian animals and what can be done in people’s daily lives to help save them.
Rob Griffith
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AP
Sept. 7, 2012
An echidna eats during a National Threatened Species Day event in central Sydney.
Daniel Munoz
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Reuters
Sept. 4, 2012
New South Wales Environment Minister Robyn Parker holds a weeks-old penguin chick in Sydney Harbor National Park near Manly, Australia. The chick was one of several who had recently hatched in the only mainland breeding colony in New South Wales.
Greg Wood
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AFP/Getty Images
Sept. 5, 2012
An African penguin is washed by a staff member at the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds after it was found covered in oil on Robben Island near Cape Town, South Africa. About 55 penguins were coated after a spill by a Turkish bulk carrier.
Schalk van Zuydam
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AP
Sept. 5, 2012
Two staff members work to clean an African penguin at the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds near Cape Town, South Africa. About 55 of the birds are being taken care of and will be returned to the wild after they recuperate.
Schalk van Zuydam
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AP
Sept. 7, 2012
An animal keeper holds up a flying fox during National Threatened Species Day in central Sydney.
Daniel Munoz
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Reuters
Sept. 5, 2012
Stephanie Cundall, a Casper, Wyo., horse breeder, unwraps a protective braid from her horse Jewel's cut tail. An unknown person cut off about 18 inches of hair, hurting Cundall's chances of selling the mare, a show horse listed for sale at $5,500. About 30 horses across Wyoming have recently had their tails illegally chopped.
Alan Rogers
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Casper, Wyo., Star-Tribune via AP
Three fillies with partially cut tails peek through a gate on horse breeder Stephanie Cundall's property, west of Casper, Wyo. At least four of Cundall's horses, and possibly as many as 12, had their tails cut.
Alan Rogers
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AP
Sept. 9, 2012
A white donkey foal named Alexis plays with his mother, Anuschka, in his enclosure at West Coast Park in St. Peter-Ording, Germany. The rare white donkey was born Sept. 2.
Wolfgang Runge
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AFP/Getty Images
Sept. 5, 2012
Pigs race at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, Calif. The nation's largest county fair, which runs through Sept. 30, is celebrating its 90th anniversary.
Lucy Nicholson
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Reuters
Sept. 3, 2012
Iris, a 6-month-old Nigerian dwarf goat, is cradled in the arms of Aleshia Lockard before competing on the final day of the Oregon State Fair in Salem.
Timothy J. Gonzalez
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AP
Sept. 8, 2012
A snail is pictured at a garden in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Prakash Mathema
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AFP/Getty Images
Sept. 9, 2012
An abandoned pet tortoise walks on the debris of a damaged house in Homs, Syria. The country is mired in civil war.
Yazen Homsy
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For Reuters
Sept. 9, 2012
A cat sits on the debris of a damaged building in Homs, Syria.
Yazen Homsy
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For Reuters
Sept. 6, 2012
Peep, a member of a canine prep-school class at Happy K9 Academy in Murrells Inlet, S.C., gets close to the camera. Melissa Ellis, who runs the facility, says the site focuses on positive relations between dogs and their owners.
Janet Blackmon Morgan
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Myrtle Beach, S.C., Sun News via AP
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