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A Palestinian man plays with a dog during the first dog show in Gaza City

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Animal Tracks: February 1st - 7th

A dog floats away and more in this week's best animal photos

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South Africa Joburg Zoo

Just chillin'

A cheetah at the Joburg Zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa, 03 February 2016. The zoo, established in 1904, is the only one in the city and is visited by thousands of school children who are introduced to the wide variety of the animal kingdom. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK
KIM LUDBROOK / EPA
Image: COLOMBIA-NATURE-WOLF

Staring contest... go!

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY FLORENCE PANOUSSIAN A gray wolf named Amarok is photographed at the zoo of Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on February 3, 2016. Corantioquia --the corporation responsible for the management, protection and promotion of environmental resources of the region-- found the animal one month ago in a rural zone of La Estrella municipality, then it was given to the zoo in Santa Fe where it was put on quarantine. It is the first known case in the country and probably it arrived through illegal wildlife trafficking, zoo official Jonathan Alvarez said. AFP PHOTO/Raul ARBOLEDARAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP/Getty Images
RAUL ARBOLEDA / AFP - Getty Images
Image: FRANCE-ANIMAL-ZOO

"Lemme give you a kiss"

A caretaker looks at giraffes in a cage during a behind-the-scenes visit of the Vincennes zoo in Paris on February 4, 2016, as part of the Paris Face Cache 2016 event. / AFP / PATRICK KOVARIKPATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images
PATRICK KOVARIK / AFP - Getty Images
Image: FRANCE-ANIMAL-ZOO

'GIMME MY COFFEE!!"

A picture shows a young lioness in its enclosure during a behind-the-scenes visit of the Vincennes zoo in Paris on February 4, 2016, as part of the Paris Face Cache 2016 event. / AFP / PATRICK KOVARIKPATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images
PATRICK KOVARIK / AFP - Getty Images
Image: PALESTINIAN-GAZA-DAILY LIFE-ANIMAL

"Please come back puppy"

A Palestinian man plays with a dog during the first dog show in Gaza City, on February 5, 2016, organised by dog owners in the Gaza Strip. Following announcements over social media for dog owners to take part, more than thirty different breeds were brought to the show aimed at encouraging the breeding of dogs. / AFP / MOHAMMED ABEDMOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images
MOHAMMED ABED / AFP - Getty Images
Image: US-ANIMAL-ENVIRONMENT-TOURISM-RESTAURANT

Listen pal, you need a reservation

This photo obtained February 5, 2016 courtesy of Bernard Guillas shows an 8 month-old female sea lion shown where she was found sleeping in a booth of The Marine Room, a restaurant in La Jolla, California on February 4, 2016. A SeaWorld rescue team took the pup to its rescue center and began giving her fluids. Animal care specialists discovered she also had a left eye swollen shut. Despite her condition, a SeaWorld spokesman said rescuers were cautiously optimistic the animal would recover and be returned to the wild. / AFP / Bernard Guillas / Bernard Guillas / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT \"AFP PHOTO / BERNARD GUILLAS\" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS BERNARD GUILLAS/AFP/Getty Images
BERNARD GUILLAS / AFP - Getty Images
Image: Puppy Bowl XII Event

The competition is really rough out there

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS - Adoptable puppies from San Francisco Animal Care and Control compete at Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl Cafe at Gott's Roadside on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016 at the Ferry Building in San Francisco. (Alison Yin/ AP Images for Discovery Communications)
Alison Yin / AP
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