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Image: Eintracht Frankfurt's eagle mascot Attila is seen before their match against Borussia Moenchengladbach during their German soccer cup (DFB Pokal) in Frankfurt

Pets

Animal Tracks: Oct. 27 - Nov. 3

An elegant eagle, a hungry hippo, sheep taking over a city and more in this week's Animal Tracks.

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Image: Sheep Invade Madrid During Seasonal Livestock Migration

Sheep city

Sheep are mustered through the city center to promote the conservation of the ancient paths of migration dating back some 8,000 years in Madrid, on Nov. 2. Two thousand sheep passed through the city centre joined by shepherds, marking the annual livestock migration festival which has taken place in the Spanish capital since 1994.

— Denis Doyle / Getty Images Europe
Image: A hippopotamus catches a pumpkin during Halloween celebrations in the Tiergarten Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna

Hungry hungry hippo

A hippopotamus catches a pumpkin during Halloween celebrations in the Tiergarten Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 31.

— Leonhard Foeger / X00360
Image: A lion is seen at the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre in Entebbe near Uganda's capital Kampala

Tree hugger

A lion is seen at the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre in Entebbe, Uganda, on Oct. 31.

— Stringer / X80002
Image: Tortoises eat their food from inside a pumpkin during Halloween celebrations at Madrid Zoo

Tortoise time

Tortoises eat their food from inside a pumpkin during Halloween celebrations at Madrid Zoo, on Oct. 31.

— Andrea Comas / X90037
Image: A Western Lowland Gorilla sits in its enclosure at Sydney's Taronga Zoo

Just looking out

A Western Lowland Gorilla sits in its enclosure at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, on Oct. 31.

— David Gray / X00503
Image: A giraffe eats in front of the Sydney Opera House during feeding time at Taronga Zoo

Down under

A giraffe eats in front of the Sydney Opera House during feeding time at Taronga Zoo, on Oct. 31.

— David Gray / X00503
Image: White whale or beluga Zhuoya gives birth to her first offspring at an aquarium in Changsha

The white whale

White whale or beluga Zhuoya gives birth to her first offspring at an aquarium in Changsha, Hunan province, China, on Oct. 29.

— China Daily / X01745
Image: A duck paddles on Loch Faskally, as autumn leaves are reflected in the water in Pitlochry

Floating around

A duck paddles on Loch Faskally, as autumn leaves are reflected in the water, in Pitlochry, Scotland, on Oct. 29.

— Russell Cheyne / X02429
Image: An orangutan eats a pumpkin during Halloween celebration in Tiergarten Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna

All in

An orangutan eats a pumpkin during Halloween celebration in Tiergarten Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 31.

— Leonhard Foeger / X00360
Image: Eintracht Frankfurt's eagle mascot Attila is seen before their match against Borussia Moenchengladbach during their German soccer cup (DFB Pokal) in Frankfurt

Eagle eyes

Eintracht Frankfurt's eagle mascot Attila is seen before their match against Borussia Moenchengladbach during their German soccer cup in Frankfurt Oct. 29.

— Kai Pfaffenbach / X00446
Image: A dragonfly rests on the boundary line of a cricket ground in Kathmandu

Landing zone

A dragonfly rests on the boundary line of a cricket ground in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 27.

— Navesh Chitrakar / X02814
Image: GERMANY-ANIMALS-DEER

Call to the wild

A deer bellows in a field near a forest near Duelmen, western Germany, on Oct. 28.

— Patrik Stollarz / AFP
Image: MEXICO-ANIMALS-ZOO-LEOPARD

Sneaking in the shadows

An snow leopard is pictured at the Chapultepec Zoo, in Mexico City, on Oct. 27.

— Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP
Image: SRI LANKA-ANIMAL

Checking yourself out

A purple-rumped sunbird pecks at its own image reflected off a window at an office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Oct. 27.

— Ishara S.kodikara / AFP
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