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A young boy plays in a Siberian tiger sculpture at the Hengdaohezi Breeding Center for Felidae on October 26, 2007 in Harbin of Heilongjiang Province, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)
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Preparations For Halloween
Halloween masks are offered for sale at Fantasy Costumes on October 28, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The store, which had long lines at the registers at 4 AM this morning, is open around the clock through Halloween to help keep up with customer demand. Retailers nationwide are expecting record sales for Halloween merchandise this year with shoppers spending close to $7 billion dollars to celebrate the holiday. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Miss World 2011 – Previews
Miss World 2011 participants Miss Singapore, Miss Peru, Miss Mauritius, Miss Panama, Miss Paraguay, Miss Latvia, Miss Egypt pose beside the Thames during a photocall as part of the Miss World 2011 UK Tour, on October 31, 2011 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Ian Jones /Miss World Ltd via Getty Images)
A Sun Drop Diamond Forms Part Of Sothebys Magnificent Jewels Sale
A Sotheby's employee holds a 110.03 carat sun-drop diamond on October 24, 2011 in London, England. The diamond is the largest yellow pear-shaped diamond in the world, and is expected to fetch between $11-15 Million USD when it is sold at auction at Sotheby's Auction house in London. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
SURGEONS PREPARE TO SEPARATE CONJOINED TWIN TODDLERS
Conjoined twins Angelica (L) and Angelina Sabuco (R) ride on a wheelchair with their mother Ginady (C) before a press conference at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford on October 31, 2011 in Palo Alto, California. Two year-old conjoined twins Angelica and Angelina Subaco who are connected at the chest and abdomen are preparing for separation surgery by Dr. Gary Hartman. The surgery will last between 6 and 8 hours that is followed by three hours of reconstructive surgery for each girl. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Sunday, November 6, 2011
Hengdaohezi Breeding Center For Tigers
A young boy plays in a Siberian tiger sculpture at the Hengdaohezi Breeding Center for Felidae on October 26, 2007 in Harbin of Heilongjiang Province, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Baby Hippopotamus Presentation At Berlin Zoo
A baby hippopotamus lies next to its mother on the first day it was presented to the public at the Zoo Berlin zoo on November 1, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. The baby hippo was born at the zoo on October 23. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
A baby hippopotamus swims with its mother on the first day it was presented to the public at the Zoo Berlin zoo on November 1, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Monday, October 31, 2011
The Highland Fusiliers Launch The Scottish Poppy Appeal
Second World War veteran 90 year old William Walker launches the Scottish Poppy Appeal, together with soldiers from the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland, on October 27, 2011 in Penicuick, Scotland. Mr Walker, who was wounded while serving in Burma in 1943 with the Royal Scots, helped the soldiers form the shape of ninety to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the annual November campaign. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Tiger Triplets Debut At Taronga Zoo
Sumatran tiger Jumilah is seen with one of her cubs on display at Taronga Zoo on October 25, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. The Sumatran tiger cubs, born in August to mother Jumilah, will meet the public for the first time this week. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
Baby Flying Foxes
Trish Wimberley nurses three baby flying foxes (Pteropus) at a temporary bat rehabilitation centre on December 3, 2008 on the Gold Coast, Australia. Wildcare Australia's Head Bat Coordinator, Trish Wimberley has been caring for the flying foxes following storms that ripped through the Gold Coast hinterland causing hundreds of the babies to loose their mothers. Wildcare Australia volunteers was provided 24hour support for the flying foxes until they are strong enough to be released into the wild. (Photo by David Hardenberg/Getty Images)
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Urban Elephants Roam The Streets of Bangkok
A baby elephant tries to grab some food off a cart along the city streets September 25, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. While the elephant is a symbol of Thailand, it is a fairly common site to see the unemployed and homeless animals roaming the city streets begging for food. The tame elephants dodge the traffic as their mahouts (elephant drivers) sell sugar cane by the bag to tourists who then feed them. Mahouts say that they have little choice but to bring their elephants to cities like Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Thai officials frown upon the practice and have passed laws banning elephants from roadways but the mahouts still come risking fines in order to survive. Elephants have been big business for the country for centuries but now they are reduced to a major tourist attraction. Elephants are trained to paint, play musical instruments, and even kick soccer balls. In addition there are elephant camps dotted all over Thailand catering to tourists employing up to 650 pachyderms, according to government figures. The Tourism Authority of Thailand says that about 65 percent of tourists will visit an elephant during their stay. Until Thailand banned logging in 1989, many Asian elephants were laborers working in the jungles. (Photo Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
