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Carnival goes to the dogs with pet parade Rio de Janeiro

1. Most pre-Carnival street parties in Brazil are all about samba, but the moves on display at Sunday's Blocao parade were focused more on wagging and strategic sniffing than on fancy footwork

Most pre-Carnival street parties in Brazil are all about samba, but the moves on display at Sunday’s Blocao parade were focused more on wagging and strategic sniffing than on fancy footwork

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Weekly Animal pictures : 10 February 2012

1. A lion cub plays with a snowball at the Belgrade Zoo in Serbia

A lion cub plays with a snowball at the Belgrade Zoo in Serbia

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World of Animal Tracks

1. Welcome to the world A baby round tailed ground squirrels takes in the scene after being let out of its burrow for the first time in Florence, Arizona.

Welcome to the world A baby round tailed ground squirrels takes in the scene after being let out of its burrow for the first time in Florence, Arizona.

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Photographs of the Cabarceno wildlife park by Marina Cano

1. These pictures prove that you don't need to head to Africa to witness big game at its best. From bison-like watusis on parade to a cheeky baby primate suckling on its mother, a new book opens a window into the lives of African creatures living in the Spanish animal haven of the Cabarceno wildlife park near Santander. The 750 hectare former toxic mining zone has been transformed into a corner of Africa, where endangered primates, big cats and bison can roam free.

These pictures prove that you don’t need to head to Africa to witness big game at its best. From bison-like watusis on parade to a cheeky baby primate suckling on its mother, a new book opens a window into the … Continue reading

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Olympic Games of Rabbit

1. The Rabbit Grand National in Harrogate, attracts competitors from as far afield as Sweden to Yorkshire. Approximately 3,000 animals attend the annual show, which runs over two days and was first held in 1921. Pictured is Flora, a Lop Eared rabbit from Sweden

The Rabbit Grand National in Harrogate, attracts competitors from as far afield as Sweden to Yorkshire. Approximately 3,000 animals attend the annual show, which runs over two days and was first held in 1921. Pictured is Flora, a Lop Eared … Continue reading

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Photographs of primates by Anup Shah and Fiona Rogers

1. They say that little separates us from the apes and these humorously human portraits by British wildlife photographers Anup Shah and Fiona Rogers show just how close we really are. The collection of photos of apes and monkeys in the wild shows that it's not just use humans who like to monkey around.

They say that little separates us from the apes and these humorously human portraits by British wildlife photographers Anup Shah and Fiona Rogers show just how close we really are. The collection of photos of apes and monkeys in the … Continue reading

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Norfolk bird watercolours for sale by JC Harrison

5. "A great deal of the work is untitled, but a vast majority were painted in Norfolk. We’re delighted to be offering this unique and varied collection by a very gifted wildlife painter," said Bonhams' Peter Rees. The collection includes hoopoes (left) and waxwings on the Norfolk coast.

One of the largest private collections of work by renowned Norfolk watercolourist JC Harrison is to become available at auction for the first time. The paintings were owned by award-winning wildlife photographer Terry Andrewartha who worked for the Anglia TV … Continue reading

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Whale Sharks Feeding by Fishermen in Philippines

3. The interaction between humans and whale sharks was photographed by conservationist Shawn Heinrichs.

A whale shark approaches a local fisherman to be hand-fed brine shrimp in shallow waters off Oslob, Philippines. Local fisherman display their unusual hand-to-mouth relationship with giant 25ft long whale sharks.

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Review of the year: The Cutest Animal Pictures

1. Rupert, a three-month-old wombat joey, sits in a teacup at the Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria, Australia. He was rescued from his mother's pouch when she was killed by a car.

Rupert, a three-month-old wombat joey, sits in a teacup at the Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria, Australia. He was rescued from his mother’s pouch when she was killed by a car.

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An Internet Star: Polar Bear Cub

2. The polar bear cub Siku (which means “Sea ice” in Greenlandic language) is seen with Frank Vigh-Larsen, the Director of the Zoo, at Skandinavisk Dyrepark, in Djursland, Denmark, in this photo taken on Friday Dec. 23. 2011. The month-old polar bear, born at the Danish wildlife park, is being bottle reared, because its mother Ilka had no milk.

Siku, a polar bear cub born in captivity in Denmark last month, has become a furry Web star. Since his birth last month, Siku has become a Web star. He has his own page on the Scandinavian Wildlife Park website … Continue reading

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