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Animal Tracks: April 28-May 4

See elegant equines in the bluegrass state and 13 more of the week's best animal photos.

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Image: A boy rests his pet pigeon on his head as he plays with it in a slum in Mumbai

Pigeon perches

A boy rests his pet pigeon on his head as he plays with it in a slum in Mumbai, India on April 28.

Danish Siddiqui / X02733
Image: Tame fox approaches revellers gathering at summit of Broken mountain during celebrations of the Walpurgisnacht pagan festival

Fox trot

A fox approaches at the summit of Broken Mountain in the Harz regions of Germany on April 30.

Thomas Peter / X02624
Image: 2014 Kentucky Derby - Previews

Steamy equine

A horse warms up during early morning workouts ahead of the 140th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. on May 2.

Jamie Squire / Getty Images North America
Image: GERMANY-ANIMALS-ZOO-PENGUIN

In for the swim

A Humboldt penguin swims through its basin at the zoo in Krefeld, Germany on April 30.

Roland Weihrauch / DPA
Image: White Bengal tiger Clara and her three cubs play during a news presentation at Huachipa's private zoo in Lima

Ready for Mother's Day

White Bengal tiger Clara and her three cubs play at Huachipa's private zoo in Lima, Peru on April 29.

Mariana Bazo / X00023
Image: GERMANY-ANIMALS-ZOO-PELICAN

Pelican pond

Great white pelicans swim on a pond at the zoo in Krefeld, Germany on April 30.

Roland Weihrauch / DPA
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Run for the roses

Horses round the first turn during the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. on May 3.

Matt Slocum / AP
Image: An endangered mountain gorilla from the Nyakamwe-Bihango family is seen within the forest in Virunga national park near Goma

Congo gorilla

An endangered mountain gorilla from the Nyakamwe-Bihango family is seen within the forest in Virunga national park near Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo on May 3.

Kenny Katombe / X03393
Image: A chihuahua runs down a stretch of grass during the Chihuahua races held for the Si Se Puede Foundation's Cinco de Mayo Festival in Chandler

Go, dog. Go!

A chihuahua runs down a stretch of grass during the Chihuahua races held for the Si Se Puede Foundation's Cinco de Mayo Festival in Chandler, Ariz. on May 3.

Samantha Sais / X02817
Image: CHINA-ANIMAL-LION

Snack time

A new born African lion cub sucking milk in Qingdao Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, China on April 28.

Str / AFP
Image: Kudu calf in Hungary

Standing with mom

A one-week old male greater kudu calf stands next to its mother in Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary on April 30.

Attila Balazs / MTI
Image: Girls carrying buckets filled with water are silhouetted against the setting sun as they walk past a camel on the banks of river Yamuna in New Delhi

Come on camel

Girls carrying buckets filled with water are silhouetted against the setting sun as they walk past a camel on the banks of river Yamuna in New Delhi, India on May 1.

Anindito Mukherjee / X03223
Image: SRI LANKA-NATURE-EGRET

In the green

An egret perches on foliage in a lake at a zoo in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka on April 29.

Lakruwan Wanniarachchi / AFP
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Rainy racer

An exercise rider takes a horse back to the barn after a morning workout in the rain at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. on April 28.

Morry Gash / AP
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