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Animal Tracks: Dec. 8-15

Reindeer games, polar bear parties, and more in this week's Animal Tracks

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Good morning, neighbor

Polar bear Taiko plays against the glass window of the Arctic Lodge at the La Fleche Zoo in France, on Dec. 12. Visitors can stay the night in the lodge and wake up face-to-face with the polar bears.

— Jean-francois Monier / AFP
Image: Young seals in Wroclaw Zoo

Serene swim

A young harbour seal swims in the waters of the Wroclaw Zoo in Poland, on Dec. 15.

— Maciej Kulczynski / PAP
Image: Britain's Only Reindeer Herd Prepare For Christmas In The Cairngorms National Park

Who are you calling Rudolph?

Reindeer wait to be fed at the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland, on Dec. 14. Reindeer were first introduced to Scotland in 1952.

— Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images Europe
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Fatherly bond

A male seahorse grows his brood pouch in an aquarium at Seahorse World in Beauty Point, Tasmania, Australia in this photo made available on Dec. 11.

— Barbara Walton / EPA
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Wide-eyed

A Barbary sheep stands inside an enclosure at the Giza Zoo in Cairo, Egypt, on Dec. 10.

— Mohamed El-shahed / AFP
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Sea sprouts

A senior aquarist offers sprouts to Boris, a rare green sea turtle, at the Sea Life London Aquarium in London, on Dec. 15.

— Ben Stansall / AFP
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Party animal

Taronga Zoo's 15-month-old chimpanzee Fumo happily plays with the packaging of one of his Christmas presents in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 9.

— William West / AFP
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Chrismas treats

A cotton-top tamarin unwraps some gift-wrapped snacks and inspects a Christmas cracker at the Taronga Zoo, in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 9.

— William West / AFP
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Eagerly waiting

Giraffes wait patiently for their Christmas-themed treats in their exhibit at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 9.

— William West / AFP
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Head on

Shango, a baby white rhinoceros, is pictured frolicking at the zoological park in Amneville, France, on Dec. 11.

— Jean-christophe Verhaegen / AFP
Image: A youth plays the oboe (flute) near cats in Jeddah

Cat's meow

A young man plays a Saudi Arabian oboe for his cats in Jeddah, on Dec. 12.

— Mohamed Al Hwaity / X03231
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Bird bath

A flock of great white pelicans cool off in a pool at the Giza Zoo in Cairo, Egypt, on Dec. 10.

— Mohamed El-shahed / AFP
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Healthy snacks

An African ostrich is fed at the Giza Zoo in Cairo, Egypt, on Dec. 10.

— Mohamed El-shahed / AFP
Image: Sumatran Elephants in a river in Medan

Splish splash

Indonesian mahouts clean their Sumatran elephant in a river near the zoo in Medan, Indonesia, on Dec. 12.

— Dedi Sahputra / EPA
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Party hat

A polar bear cub plays with a traffic cone on its first birthday at the animal park Hellabrunn in Munich, Germany, on Dec. 9.

— Sven Hoppe / dpa
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Yappy hour

Bullet, a terrier mix, sports an elf costume during the Yappy Hour Christmas "Paw-ty" to benefit Animal Care and Protective Services in Jacksonville, Fla., on Dec. 14.

— Will Dickey / Florida Times-Union
Image: World's Only Alive Panda Triplets Start Living Together With Their Mother

Mommy and me

Giant panda mother Juxiao plays with her cub, one of the panda triplets at Chimelong Safari Park in Foshan, China, on Dec. 9. The world's only living giant panda triplets (two boys and one girl) started living together with their this past week.

— Chinafotopress / Getty Images AsiaPac
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