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Image: Urban Fox In West London

Pets

Animal Tracks: Feb. 15-22

From a sly fox to a stealth kitty, puppies playing in the snow and pandas out to lunch, get your daily cuteness fix with irresistible photos of creatures great and small.

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Image: A horse carriage rides through heavy snowfall in Krakow

Wintry mix

A horse carriage rides through heavy snowfall in Krakow, southern Poland, February 15, 2012. REUTERS/Jakub Ociepa/Agencja Gazeta (POLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND
Agencja Gazeta / X02731
Image: Film dog Archie in Borchardt

Stunt double

epa03108878 Parson Russell Terrier Archie, the German premiere double of the American dog star Uggy from the movie 'The Artist', sits with a cocktail at a table in Restaurant Borchardt during the Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, 16 February 2012. The film is currently in cinemas. Archie's drink is alcohol-free juice made from grenadine juice. EPA/JENS KALAENE
Jens Kalaene / DPA
Image: Asiatic lion cubs ventures outdoors for the first time

Leap cub

epa03116658 Two Asiatic lion cubs, that were born in November, venture outdoors for the first time accompanied by their mother at Blijdorp Zoo in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 22 February 2012. EPA/ROBERT VOS
Robert Vos / ANP
Image: Dogs in the snow

Snow play

epa03108872 Two dogs play in the snow on Theresienwiese in Munich, Germany, 16 February 2012.  EPA/SVEN HOPPE
Sven Hoppe / DPA
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Ready for her close-up

Nora, a Rothschild giraffe, stares at the camera at Prague Zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Petr David Josek / AP
Image: BIRD FEATURE

Nut cracker

MaryAnn, one of two macaws who are residents of the Baytowne Marina at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Florida, chews on a nut outside the Marina store Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 in Walton County, Fla.. (AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily, Devon Ravine)
Devon Ravine / Northwest Florida Daily News
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Pageant-ready pup

A Yorkshire terrier and owner wait at the Budapest Fair Center on February 17, 2012 during the first international dog exhibition and racing of this year organized by the Hungarian Kennel Club. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK (Photo credit should read ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images)
Attila Kisbenedek / AFP
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Dog on the catwalk

A dog displays a creation by designer Mulberry during a fashion show at London Fashion Week, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP
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Pretty perch

A humming bird rests on an orchid flower in Hollywood, California on February 21, 2012 . AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMAR (Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)
Joe Klamar / AFP
Image: Urban Fox In West London

Sly guy

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 21: A urban fox prowls along a garden fence in Ealing Dean on February 21, 2012 in West London, England. Foxes are well adapted to urban life and live successfully side by side with people in towns and cities, numbering more than 10,000 in London alone. Councils don't consider such wild animals to be pests as they do not pose a direct threat to public health. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
Jim Dyson / Getty Images Europe
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No egrets?

A migratory Egret waits for its prey at the reclaimed area in Manila Bay known as \"Freedon Island\" at the city of Paranaque, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday Feb. 19, 2012. Environmentalists are gathering a million signatures to save the only bird sanctuary in the capital following a proposal by the city government to develop the area into a commercial complex. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Bullit Marquez / AP
Image: FRANCE-CHINA-PANDAS-ZOO

Panda pals

The female Huan-Huan (R) and male Yuan-Zi pandas, the two giant pandas recently arrived from China, are pictured on February 18, 2012 at the Beauval zoo in Saint-Aignan, central France, as part of the public opening. AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD (Photo credit should read ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Images)
Alain Jocard / AFP
Image: A horse peers out of a police trailer in Frankfurt

Ready to protect

A horse peers out of a police trailer in Frankfurt February 16, 2012. REUTERS/Alex Domanski (GERMANY - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Alex Domanski / X02765
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New ball boy?

A dog belonging to Texas Rangers pitcher Tanner Scheppers carries off a baseball during an unofficial workout at spring training baseball Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Charles Riedel / AP
Image: A file picture shows a 'Brookesia micra' chameleon on a matchhead in Madagascar

Littlest lizard

A file picture shows a 'Brookesia micra' chameleon on a matchhead in Madagascar, March 16, 2007. The so-called 'Brookesia micra' chameleon, believed to be the world smallest, has been discovered on the island of Madagascar, German and American biologists announced on February 16, 2012. The lizard, with a 16-millimetre body, measures 29 millimetres with its tail full extended. Picture taken March 16, 2007. REUTERS/Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen/Joern Koehler (MADAGASCAR - Tags: ANIMALS) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
Handout / X80001
Image: Monkey Feeding On Roads In Jammu

Look ma, no hands!

JAMMU, INDIA - FEBRUARY 15: A monkey eats a banana given to it by a man along a road on February 15, 2012 in Jammu, the winter capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. Even though their are signs warning against feeding monkeys along roads in Jammu, feed them is popular among people mostly because of religious considerations. The population of monkeys, mostly the mainly Rhesus Macque monkey, has consistently increased and feeding them along roads has caused accidents and created problems with commuting. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)
Yawar Nazir / Getty Images AsiaPac
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Love dance

A pair of red-crowned cranes do a courtship dance at the bird's sanctuary in the village of Tsurui in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on February 18, 2012. Some 400 red-crowned cranes have been observed at the village over the winter, having migrated from eastern Russia, northeastern China and eastern Mongolia. AFP PHOTO / Takashi NOGUCHI (Photo credit should read TAKASHI NOGUCHI/AFP/Getty Images)
Takashi Noguchi / AFP
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None shall pass!

In this Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 photograph, an Asiatic Lion cub lays on a roadway as villagers wait to move on as they return home after the day's work at the Gir National Park at Sasan about 385 kilometers (240 miles) from Ahmadabad, India. The Gir forests are the only natural habitat of the Asiatic Lions in Western India. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
Ajit Solanki / AP
Image: Butterfly on Flower

Flower feeler

epa03111472 A butterfly sits on a flower in Chennai, India, 18 February 2012. More than 1,200 species of butterflies and moths have been recorded in India. EPA/NATHAN G
Nathan G / EPA
Image: Kristi Eakin

Down the hatch!

Penguin keeper Kristi Eakin, left, feeds king penguins during opening day of the Penguin Plunge exhibit at the Calgary Zoo in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Larry MacDougal)
Larry Macdougal / The Canadian Press
Image: World Cats Day

Stealth kitty

epa03108806 A cat is pictured while hidding behind a curtain in Warsaw, Poland, 16 February 2012. World Cats Day is celebrated annually in Poland on 17 February. EPA/Bartlomiej Zborowski POLAND OUT
Bartlomiej Zborowski / PAP
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Missed me!

A northern red fox chases a red-crowned crane at the bird's sanctuary in the village of Tsurui in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on February 18, 2012. Some 400 red-crowned cranes have been observed at the village over the winter, having migrated from eastern Russia, northeastern China and eastern Mongolia. AFP PHOTO / Takashi NOGUCHI (Photo credit should read TAKASHI NOGUCHI/AFP/Getty Images)
Takashi Noguchi / AFP
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Riding in style

Brody, a Westie belonging to Vicki Rice, sits in a remote controlled car at the beginning of the Mardi Gras Dog Parade held Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 at Baytowne Village in Sandestin, Fla. The annual event in this Florida panhandle resort community attracted a wide variety of sharply dressed canines and their owners and was a fundraiser for a local animal refuge. (AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily, Devon Ravine)
Devon Ravine / Northwest Florida Daily News
Image: Lions at the National Zoo in Washington

Quick cuddle

Lions nuzzle up to one another at the National Zoo on an unseasonably warm day in Washington February 15, 2012. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT)
Kevin Lamarque / X00157
Image: Nest with a View

Room with a view

A pair of Canada geese stand on a platform designed for an osprey nest high on a utility pole overlooking the Umpqua River in Roseburg, Ore., on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. If the geese decide to nest on the pole they will not be welcomed by the osprey when they return to the area in a few weeks from their winter migration. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak)
Robin Loznak / Robin Loznak
Image: Rhino calf Mala

Big baby

epa03108123 Rhino calf Mala walks in her enclosure at the zoo in Magdeburg, Germany, 14 February 2012. At only two months old Mala weighs already 60 kg. EPA/JENS WOLF
Jens Wolf / DPA
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Cuddle buddies

Marilena, 9, poses with her puppy Pink, wrapped up from the bitter cold, in Pitulicea, Romania, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Some 23,000 people in hard-hit Romania remain isolated in 225 eastern communities where more than one week of heavy snowfall has blocked roads and wreaked havoc on the rail network. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Vadim Ghirda / AP
Image: A farmer has his best cow photographed in front of the drifting ice

Bovine beauty

epa03109400 Piling ice floes provide an unusual background as a Dutch farmer has his best cow photographed in front of the drifting ice of the Ijsselmeer near Hindeloopen, The Netherlands, 16 February 2012. EPA/CATRINUS VAN DER VEEN
Catrinus Van Der Veen / ANP
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