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Animal Tracks: Jan. 1 - 8

From a snowy owl spotting in Fla. to a white fox posing in China, check out this week's round-up of the cutest animals around the globe.

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Image: Three Kings Procession In Prague

Parade pooch

A dog dressed in a fur stands before the traditional Three Kings Procession on Jan. 5 in Prague, Czech Republic.

— Matej Divizna / Getty Images Europe
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Trunks up!

Asian elephants lift their trunks during ZSL Whipsnade Zoo's annual inventory check in Bedfordshire, England on Jan. 7.

— Carl Court / AFP
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Lovable lemurs

A ring-tailed lemur looks around during ZSL Whipsnade Zoo's annual inventory check in Bedfordshire, England on Jan. 7.

— Carl Court / AFP
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Hungry seal

A sea lion waits to be fed by a zookeeper during ZSL Whipsnade Zoo's annual inventory check in Bedfordshire, England on Jan. 7.

— Carl Court / AFP
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Buzzing bee

A bee sits on a blossom in Cologne, Germany, on Jan. 7.

— Henning Kaiser / dpa
Image: A woman walks her dog around Lake Harriet during winter in south Minneapolis

Chilly walk

Amber Brown walks her dog, Fozzie, around Lake Harriet in south Minneapolis on Jan. 6.

— Eric Miller / X00191
Image: A woman poses with white fox during Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin

Foxy photo

A woman poses with a white fox during the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, China, on Jan. 5.

— Kim Kyung-hoon / X01368
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Hang in there

Yuan Zai , the first Taiwan-born baby panda, climbs at the Taipei Zoo on Jan. 6.

— Mandy Cheng / AFP
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Blending in

A polar bear at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. strolls in the snow on Jan. 5.

— Jim Schulz / Chicago Zoological Society
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Balmy bison

Ron, a bison at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill., rests in the snow on Jan. 5.

— Jim Schulz / Chicago Zoological Society
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Kitty comb

Lena Voerster grooms her Persian cat, named Little Red Corvette, at the Houston Cat Club's 61st Annual Charity Cat Show in Houston, Texas on Jan. 4.

— Johnny Hanson / Houston Chronicle
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Let the eagle soar

A bald eagle soars through Lucas Oil Stadium during the national anthem before an NFL wild-card playoff football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Kansas City Chiefs in Indianapolis on Jan. 4.

— Michael Conroy / AP
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Staying close

A baby elephant, not yet named, walks next to his mother, named Manari, at the zoo in Hanover, central Germany, on Jan. 3.

— Christoph Schmidt / DPA
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Staying alert

Backdropped by the Cadiz Bay, a cat stretches in front of the Atlantic ocean in Cadiz, Spain. on Jan. 3.

— Emilio Morenatti / AP
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New baby

A new baby male giraffe born on New Year's Day at the Birmingham Zoo makes his debut on Jan. 3. The baby was born to Willow, his 5-year-old mother and Jalil, his 7-year-old father.

— Joe Songer / The Birmingham News
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Rare sighting

A rare 9-month-old albino kangaroo hops around at the zoo in Duisburg, Germany, on Jan. 2.

— Roland Weihrauch / DPA
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Snow bird

A snowy owl sits on a dune at Little Talbot Island State Park on Jan. 2 in Jacksonville, Fla. This is only the third confirmed report of a snowy owl spotted in Florida.

— Will Dickey / Florida Times-Union
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Beautiful butterfly

A butterfly sits on a leaf during an animal inventory at the Biosphere Potsdam, a tropical plants and animal park, in Potsdam, Germany, on Jan 2.

— Ralf Hirschberger / DPA
Image: Keeper Baker looks at a Bell's Anglehead Lizard as it sits on the end of his pencil in Chester

Leaping lizards

Keeper Ben Baker looks at a Bell's anglehead lizard as it sits on the end of his pencil during the annual inventory at Chester Zoo in England on Jan. 2.

— Phil Noble / X01988
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Counting the animals

Kumbuka, a western lowland gorilla, looks at a sign during ZSL London Zoo's annual inventory of animals on Jan. 2.

— Oli Scarff / Getty Images Europe
Image: London Zoo's Annual Animal Stocktake

Pretty pelicans

Pelicans are counted during ZSL London Zoo's annual inventory of animals on Jan. 2.

— Oli Scarff / Getty Images Europe
Image: London Zoo undertakes annual stocktake

Peek-a-boo

A meerkat peers out from beneath a rock during ZSL London Zoo's annual inventory of animals on Jan. 2.

— Andy Rain / EPA
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Animal census

Humboldt penguins swim in a pool during ZSL London Zoo's annual inventory of animals on Jan. 2.

— Leon Neal / AFP
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La Cucaracha

A keeper holds a hissing cockroach during ZSL London Zoo's annual inventory of animals on Jan. 2.

— Carl Court / AFP
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Marine wonder

A barrel jellyfish floats in a blue-lit aquarium at the zoo in Duisburg, Germany, on Jan. 2.

— Roland Weihrauch / DPA
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Adopted hopper

Six-year old Lina Ismer, daughter of the Tierpark Stroehen animal park director, holds baby kangaroo "Karl Friedelich" in a woolen cap on Jan. 2 in Strohen, Germany. Since the little kangaroo's mother died, Friedelich has been raised by the animal park director's family.

— Ingo Wagner / DPA
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