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Image: Polar bear at Ueno Zoo

Pets

Animal Tracks: June 30 - July 6

A polar bear cools down with a swim, and 13 more of the week's best animal photos

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Image: Polar bear at Ueno Zoo

Cooling down

A polar bear swims in its enclosure's pool at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, on July 2.

— Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
Image: Walrus baby at Hagenbeck zoo

Hi, Mom!

Walrus mother Dyna looks at her 2-week-old baby during their first public appearance at Hagenbeck zoo in Hamburg, Germany, on July 2.

— Daniel Reinhardt / DPA
Image: Wild horses gather during the \"Rapa Das Bestas\" traditional event in Sabucedo

Have you herd?

Wild horses gather during the "Rapa Das Bestas" traditional event in the Spanish northwestern village of Sabucedo, on July 6. On the first weekend of the month of July, hundreds of wild horses are rounded up, trimmed and groomed in different villages in the Spanish northwestern region of Galicia.

— Miguel Vidal / X01219
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Surf's up

Yoshiaki Mitsui rides on a wave with his dog Pal during the animal surfing portion of the Mabo Royal Kj Cup surfing contest at Tsujido beach in Fujisawa, Japan, on July 6.

— Toshifumi Kitamura / AFP
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Birthday girl

Yuan Zai , the first Taiwan-born baby panda, enjoys her birthday cake, during the celebration of her first birthday at the Taipei, Taiwan, on July 6.

— Mandy Cheng / AFP
Image: A pied wagtail is seen on a tyre during the final practice session ahead of the British Grand Prix at the Silverstone Race circuit

Race birdie

A pied wagtail is seen on a tire during the final practice session ahead of the British Grand Prix in Towcester, England, on July 5.

— Francois Lenoir / X01164
Image: GERMANY-ANIMALS

Head and shoulders above

A giraffe is pictured at a zoo in Kronberg, Germany, on July 4.

— Arne Dedert / DPA
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Senior pup

A caretaker takes care of a 14-year-old female dog at a home for aging pets in Chiba, Japan, on July 2.

— Toru Yamanaka / AFP
Image: Walrus Dyna and her calf dive in their compound as they are presented to the public in Hamburg

Swimming with mom

Walrus Dyna and her calf dive in their compound as they are presented to the public in Hamburg, Germany, on July 2.

— Morris Mac Matzen / X02166
Image: KENYA-WILDLIFE-CONSERVATION-APES

Saved chimps

Chimpanzees eat in their enclosure at the Ol-Pejeta conservancy at a center for rescued primates in Laikipia district, Kenya, on July 1.

— Tony Karumba / AFP
Image: A king penguin, aged 11 months, is about to develop its adult plumage at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna

A young king

A king penguin, aged 11 months, is about to develop its adult plumage at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria, on June 30.

— Heinz-peter Bader / X00316
Image: 2nd Munich Pug Race

Leaping pug

A pug jumps on his way toward the finish line during the 2nd Munich Pug Race in Munich, Germany, on July 6.

— Stephan Jansen / DPA
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Successful fetch

A dog with a tennis ball in its mouth scrambles out of a pool in Jacksonville, Florida, on June 30.

— Bruce Lipsky / Florida Times-Union
Image: Children pet Hugo, a 63-year-old Galapagos Tortoise before his annual weighing at the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby near Sydney

Childhood friends

Children pet Hugo, a 63-year-old Galapagos tortoise, before his annual weighing at the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby, Australia, on July 1.

— Jason Reed / X00458
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