Falling panda and more in this week's best animal pictures
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Falling panda
A giant panda cub falls from the stage while 23 other giant pandas born in 2016 are seen on a display at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China, on Sept. 29.
— CHINA DAILY / Reuters
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Cheetah cubs
This photo taken shows six cheetah cubs in their enclosure at the Burgers Zoo in Arnhem on Sept. 30. Recently, the same female cheetah as two years ago gave birth to another cheetah sextuplets. A female cheetah gives usually birth between two and four babies.
— PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW / AFP - Getty Images
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Colorful macaw
A Macaw Caninde of the Free Animal Project is seen at the reserve of Chapada Imperial in Brazil. Since the beginning of the project, Chapada Imperial reintroduces an average of 1,000 animals year, many of which are threatened with extinction.
— Eraldo Peres / AP
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Perched iguana
A green iguana sits on a tree branch at the rescue center for wild fauna at the National Zoo of Nicaragua on Sept. 27. Officials at the zoo have asked for help from local businessman in order to maintain the center, which is operating on half of its requested budget.
— JORGE TORRES / EPA
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Jaguar in Nicaragua
A jaguar, an endangered species, licks his mouth while at the rescue center for wild fauna at the National Zoo of Nicaragua on Sept. 27.
— JORGE TORRES / EPA
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Rescued coati
A white-nosed coati cub is seen at the National Zoo of El Salvador on Sept. 26. The cub was rescued by the National Civil Police in the northwestern part of the country and was handed over to the zoo where it recovered.
— MARVIN RECINOS / AFP - Getty Images
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"Little spotted cat"
An oncilla, also known as the little spotted cat, tigrina, tigrillo, or tiger cat, is pictured at the National Zoo of El Salvador, on Sept. 26.