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Pets

Animal Tracks: Jan. 16 - 23

From a baby panda to a hatching Komodo dragon, get your cuteness fix with creatures great and small.

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Image: A newly born Asian Elephant calf lies in its enclosure at Chester Zoo in Chester

Taking a break

A newly born Asian Elephant calf lies in its enclosure at Chester Zoo in Chester, northern England, January 22, 2013. The calf, which is less than a day old, is the second elephant to be born at the zoo in 12 weeks. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)
— Phil Noble / X01988
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Stylish at Sundance

Two dogs wear jackets as they sit with people along Main Street during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
— Danny Moloshok / Invision
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Which way did he go?

Scottish highland cattles brave wind and snowfall on a snow covered meadow near Frille, western Germany, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/dpa, Boris Roessler)
— Boris Roessler / dpa
Image: UK Hit By Heavy Snow Fall

Getting a good look

LAUDER, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 21: Tim Coulson huntmaster at the Lauderdale Hunt exercises the hounds in the snow at Scarce Law on January 21, 2012 in Lauder, Scotland. Widespread snowfall is affecting most of the UK with school closures and transport disruption. The Met Office has issued a red weather warning for parts of Wales, advising against all non-essential travel as up to 30cm of snow is expected to fall in some areas today. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
— Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images Europe
Image: ZOO FEATURE

Hello, can you hear me?

epa03547943 Meerkats at London Zoo discovered new pen playmates 21 January 2013 thanks to zoo keepers who created snowman and a snow meerkat. And the carrots and biscuits used for decorative purposes also proved popular with these members of the moongoose family EPA/ZSL LONDON ZOO EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
— Zsl London Zoo / LONDON ZOO
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Miniature monkey

A White-Cheeked Gibbon mother sits and her baby (R) look on at the Beijing Zoo on January 21, 2013. The zoo grounds were originally a Ming Dynasty imperial palace and finally opened to the public in 1908. The zoo's history states that during the WWII, most of the zoo's animals died of starvation with only 13 monkeys and one old emu surviving the war. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTONMARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images
— Mark Ralston / AFP
Image: Tiger at Dusit Zoo in Bangkok

Time for some grrrrrrooming

epa03547461 A Tiger sticks out its tongue at Dusit zoo in Bangkok, Thailand, 21 January 2013. Tiger populations are at a crisis point as a result of the hunting and trafficking the big cat for sale and supply to consume exotic meat and use as traditional medicine has been a key cause of a precipitous decline in wild of these endangered species. An estimated of 200 wild tigers exist in Thailand. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
— Rungroj Yongrit / EPA
Image: Red Lake 2013 dog sledge race

Winning!

epa03545984 Sledge dogs compete during the Red Lake 2013 sled dog race in the mountain resort of Lacul Rosu (The Red Lake) from Harghita county, 350 Km north from Bucharest, Romania, 20 January 2013. The two days race organized by two private organizations - 'For Fun Sled Dog' and 'EKE' - was held on the frozen surface of The Red Lake and surrounding fire roads, the 15 participant teams running for eight and four kilometers distances. Lacul Rosu, the largest natural mountain lake in Romania formed by a natural land slide in 1837, is part of a natural reservation called 'Lacul Rosu - Cheile Bicazului' ( The Red Lake - The Bicaz Gorge). EPA/MIRCEA ROSCA
— Mircea Rosca / EPA
Image: A flock of pink flamingos is seen at the Attica Park zoo near Athens

Reflections

A flock of pink flamingos is seen at the Attica Park zoo near Athens January 19, 2013. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (GREECE - Tags: ANIMALS)
— Yannis Behrakis / X00025
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Snack time

A blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is pictured with a corn on January 19, 2013 in Sieversdorf, near Frankfurt Oder, eastern Germany. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK PLEUL GERMANY OUTPATRICK PLEUL/AFP/Getty Images
— Patrick Pleul / DPA
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Hello world!

After 234-240 days incubated at 84 degrees, the Komodo Dragon baby emerges from its shell at the Memphis Zoo, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 in Memphis, Tenn. The babies must \"pip\" to start breathing the air. Some embryos have a temporary egg tooth with which to crack, pip, or break the eggshell or covering. A large clutch of 16 viable Komodo Dragon eggs are starting to hatch at The Memphis Zoo. They are the first babies born to the zoo in 2013. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Karen Pulfer Focht)
— Karen Pulfer Focht / The Commercial Appeal
Image: A deer sits in the snow in Richmond Park, London

Sitting pretty

A deer sits in the snow in Richmond Park, London, January 18, 2013. A band of heavy snow affected most of Britain on Friday, bringing chaos to roads, and causing power cuts and school closures. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
— Andrew Winning / X00802
Image: Petzea rudds

Fascinating fish

epa03542881 Petzea rudds (Scardinius Racovitzai), a highly endangered species, in the aquarium of the county museum of Oradea, North Western Romania, 17 January 2013. This species of fish was only native in the lake of Baile 1 Mai, near Oradea, but the lake is drying out so the remaining 25 specimens live now in this aquarium. EPA/Zsolt Czegledi HUNGARY OUT
— Zsolt Czegledi / MTI
Image: Young South American tapir in Wroclaw Zoo

Tender tapir

epa03542415 A one-week old female South American tapir (L) with her mother Sabrina in their enclosure in Wroclaw Zoo in Wroclaw, Poland, 18 January 2013. EPA/MACIEJ KULCZYNSKI POLAND OUT
— Maciej Kulczynski / PAP
Image: bring pets to church

Blessing of the animals

A dog looks over the back of a pew as people take part in a mass at San Anton Church in Madrid, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. The feast is celebrated each year in many parts of Spain and people bring their pets to churches to be blessed. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
— Daniel Ochoa De Olza / AP
Image: SOUTH KOREA ANIMALS ALBINO NUTHATCH

Put a bird on it

epa03541841 A view of an albino nuthatch in Suwon-city in Gyeonggido province, South Korea, 17 January 2013. EPA/KIM JAE-SUN
— Kim Jae-sun / EPA
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Keeping warm

Barbary apes sit in the snow in their enclosure in the zoo of Salem, southern Germany, Thursday Jan. 17, 2013. Weather forecasts predict cold winter weather for the next few days in Germany. (AP Photo/dpa/Felix Kaestle)
— Felix Kaestle / dpa
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Spotty siblings

Haui-San, front, a Clouded Leopard cub, plays with his leash as his brother Niki-San looks off behind, during a garden walk at the San Diego Zoo Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in San Diego. The cubs, both about five months old, are undergoing training before interacting with the public. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
— Gregory Bull / AP
Image: Xiao Liwu

Close-up cuteness

Xiao Liwu, a 5 1/2-month-old male panda, looks on from his enclosure at the San Diego Zoo Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in San Diego. The panda cub now is on display for short periods at the zoo, after passing recent health examinations. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
— Gregory Bull / AP
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Exotic emus

Two emus stand in the snow on January 16, 2013 at the small zoo of Servion, Western Switzerland. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINIFABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images
— Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
Image: SWITZERLAND-ANIMAL-WEATHER-FEATURE

Snowed in

A raccoon dog looks out from his its shelter covered by snow on January 16, 2013 at the small zoo of Servion, Western Switzerland. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINIFABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images
— Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
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