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Animal Tracks: March 22-29

A skipping rhino, a tiny tiger and more of this week's best animal photos.

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Fowl play

A parrot combs another parrot's feathers in the Kunming Zoo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province on March 21.

This photo was released on March 22.

— Str / AFP
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Tiny tiger

A rare, three-month-old Sumatran tiger cub is carried by a keeper to its health check-up at Chester Zoo in Cheshire, England on March 27.

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Image: Hope, a four month baby bear, plays with its mother Flocke at the Marineland animal park in Antibes

Poking fun

Hope, a four month baby bear, plays with its mother Flocke at the Marineland animal park in Antibes on March 23.

— Eric Gaillard / X00102
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Feeding time

A worker feeds pink flamingos at the Ras al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary on the outskirts of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, on March 26.

— Karim Sahib / AFP
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Hop, skip and a jump!

Jalada Prasad, about six-month-old male Indian one-horned rhino, runs around his enclosure on his debut to the public at Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata, India, on March 27. The forest guards rescued Prasad when poachers at Jaldapara forest in north Bengal killed his mother in November 2014. He was brought to the zoo in January 2015 and was kept under strict vigil and nourishment, according to a zoo spokesperson.

— Bikas Das / AP
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Serious staredown

An ostrich at an ostrich farm near Luebz, Germany on March 24.

— Jens Buttner / DPA
Image: Dog rests at the Dog Resort in Sao Paulo

Dog days

A dog rests at the Dog Resort in Sao Paulo, on March 25. City dwellers in the South American concrete jungle of Sao Paulo are increasingly living on their own in high rise apartment blocks, turning to pets for company rather than traditional family cohabitation. Care centres, such as this, who look after the animals during the working hours of the day are becoming increasingly popular.

— Nacho Doce / X01629
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Sweet treats

Lavender the skunk sits in front of a paper Easter egg filled with some pieces of meat on March 25, at the zoo in Hanover, Germany.

— DPA
Image: Lionesses rest in their pen at the Paris Zoological Park in the Bois de Vincennes in the east of Paris

Prideful pack

Lionesses rest in their pen at the Paris Zoological Park in the Bois de Vincennes in the east of Paris on March 26.

— Philippe Wojazer / X00303
Image: A young giraffe stands amongst adults at the Paris Zoological Park in the Bois de Vincennes in the east of Paris

Cheer up, Charlie

A young giraffe stands amongst adults at the Paris Zoological Park in the Bois de Vincennes in the east of Paris on March 26.

— Philippe Wojazer / X00303
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New friends

A child feeds parrots in the Kunming Zoo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province on March 21.

This photo was released on March 22.

— Str / AFP
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Curious kitten

A two-week-old endangered clouded leopard kitten plays at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, Fl., on March 25.

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Image: Paris zoo veterinarian Bastien Servieres works with a sea lion to acclimate it to his presence during a training session at the Paris Zoological Park in the Bois de Vincennes in the east of Paris

How do you do?

Paris zoo veterinarian Bastien Servieres works with a sea lion to acclimate it to his presence during a training session at the Paris Zoological Park on March 26.

— Philippe Wojazer / X00303
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Precious pup

A basenji puppy looks out as he is held by a soldier watching the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment parade in Hyde Park in London, on March 26. The regiment was undergoing their annual inspection to validate their ability to conduct state ceremonial duties for the year. 160 horses were paraded accompanied by the mounted Band of the Life Guards and Band of the Blues and Royals.

— Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP
Image: An American Bald Eagle takes off from a tree at Kingston Point Park along the West shore of the Hudson River in Kingston, New York

Taking flight

An American Bald Eagle takes off from a tree at Kingston Point Park along the West shore of the Hudson River in Kingston, New York on March 23.

— Mike Segar / X90033
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Cat nap

A cat yawns on a kitchen table at an apartment in Hamburg, Germany, on March 24.

— Axel Heimken / DPA
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Fishy face-off

A pickerel swims through an aquarium on display at the "Riding - Hunting - Fishing" fair in Erfurt, Germany, on March 27.

— Sebastian Kahnert / DPA
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