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Animal Tracks: Aug. 14 - 21

From a colorful hummingbird to a zoo weigh-in, get your cuteness fix with irresistible photos of creatures great and small.

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Image: A waxy monkey tree frog is weighed in a measuring device during a photocall to publicize the annual measuring of all the animals at the London Zoo, in central London

Weigh-in

A waxy monkey tree frog is weighed during the annual measuring of all the animals at the London Zoo, in central London on Aug. 21.

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Image: Geese fly over the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington

Moving forward

Geese fly over the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C. on Aug. 20.

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Image: A four-year-old Asian Elephant named \"Kai-Mook\" stands next to its mother in their enclosure at Planckendael's zoo near Mechelen

Staying close

A 4-year-old Asian elephant named Kai-Mook, right, stands next to its mother at the Planckendael Zoo near Mechelen, Belgium on Aug. 20.

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Image: A pelican is seen in its enclosure at Planckendael's zoo near Mechelen

Looking good

A pelican looks at visitors at the Planckendael Zoo near Mechelen, Belguim on Aug. 20.

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Image: A one-month-old zebra jumps next to its mother in their enclosure at Planckendael's zoo near Mechelen

Let's play!

A 1-month-old zebra jumps next to its mother at the Planckendael Zoo near Mechelen, Belgium Aug. 20.

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Slowpoke

A Helicidae snail crawls on a wet leaf in a garden in Jacobsdorf, eastern Germany, on Aug. 20.

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First doggies

Bo, left, and Sunny, the Obama family's new puppy, are pictured on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on August 19, 2013. The White House announced its furry new resident on Monday. Sunny, a one-year-old Portuguese Water Dog, moved into the stately Washington residence of President Barack Obama and his family, joining Bo, a male dog of the same breed, the White House announced on its website.

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Eye-opener

Giant panda Yuan Yuan's cub opens her eyes for the first time at Taiwan's Taipei City Zoo on Aug. 19.

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Image: Lady Gaga Visits \"The Elvis Duran Z100 Morning Show\"

Going gaga

Lady Gaga and her dog Fozzy visit "Elvis Duran and the Z100 Morning Show" at Z100 Studio on Aug. 19 in New York.

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Scary spider

A spider touches a blossom caught up in its net on Aug. 18 near Oberstdorf, southern Germany.

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Happily humming

A wild rufous hummingbird lands on a fuchsia bush in a backyard garden at a home hear Roseburg, Ore., on Aug. 18.

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Standing tall

Giraffes, from left, 2-month-old Potaka, 9-month-old Dave, and Franny, 21, enjoy the summer weather at their outdoor habitat at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. on Aug. 17.

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Image: A guest hugs her guide dog during the Concours d'Elegance in Pebble Beach

Loving helper

A guest hugs her guide dog during the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif. on Aug. 18.

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Image: Steve Westnedge plays his saxophone for a Leopard Seal known as \"Casey\" as part of a study on the animal's reactions to different sounds at Sydney's Taronga Zoo

Seal serenade

Steve Westnedge plays his saxophone for a leopard seal known as Casey as part of a study on the animal's reactions to different sounds at Sydney's Taronga Zoo on Aug. 19. Westnedge, who is also the zoo's elephant keeper, plays the instrument next to the underwater viewing window to assist the study by researchers from the Australian Marine Mammal Research Centre. The seal occasionally responds with his own sounds, which are normally used when wanting to attract mates or establish territories.

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Image: A woman plays with her dog during a demonstration against animal abuse in San Jose

Hound hug

A woman plays with her dog during a protest against animal abuse in San Jose, Calif. Aug. 18.

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Perfect pouch

A wallaroo and her joey jump around at The Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois on Aug. 14.

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Endangered kitty

Lindy, an ocelot kitten, leaves her nesting box for the first time on Aug.14. Lindy, born June 26, and her parents are part of the Species Survival Plan to assist a decreasing ocelot population.

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Image: A Horned Owl sits in an enclosure at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Krasnoyarsk

Whoooo are you looking at?

A horned owl winks at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Krasnoyarsk, Russia on Aug. 14.

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Princely kiss

Britain's Prince William pets a dog as he visits the Anglesey Show in North Wales on Aug. 14.

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