A man releases leatherback sea turtle hatchlings into the sea at Lhoknga beach, Indonesia's Aceh province on February 25, 2025. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)





Alexie Echo-Hawk, a juvenile red-tailed hawk, perches on the hand of Stephanie Stevens, Friday, February 14, 2025, before a hunt in Greenleaf, Wis. (Photo by Joshua A. Bickel/AP Photo)





Stephanie Stevens walks toward a field with her hunting hawk Alexie Echo-Hawk on Friday, February 14, 2025, before a hunt in Greenleaf, Wis. (Photo by Joshua A. Bickel/AP Photo)





Ol Pejeta ranger and head care giver Zacharia Mutai, caresses one of the last two northern white rhinos in the world, 35 year old Najin, in Ol Pejeta conservancy, Laikipia county, on February 6, 2025. Najin and her daughter Fatu are the only northern white rhinos left on Earth. The clock is ticking before they become the latest in a long line of animals that humans have poached to extinction. But a recent breakthrough means this could be the year the world celebrates a new northern white rhino foetus. It would be an unprecedented comeback for the subspecies, declared functionally extinct after the death of the last male, Sudan, in 2018. Uterus problems mean neither Sudan's daughter Najin nor his granddaughter Fatu can carry a pregnancy to term. But Fatu still produces viable eggs, making her a candidate for in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). (Photo by Simon Maina/AFP Phoot)





US skier Jared Goldberg competes in a World Cup downhill event in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Saturday, February 22, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/AFP Photo)





Turkish scientists conduct their studies on 'indirect and direct impacts of humans on aquatic ecosystems,' one of the priority scientific themes of national and international significance, during 9th National Antarctic Science Expedition, in Antarctica on February 20, 2025. The 9th National Antarctic Science Expedition continues under the auspices of the Turkish Presidency, Ministry of Industry and Technology and with the coordination of TUBITAK MAM Polar Research Institute. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Dogs of animal activists are seen during the discussion of the “Angel” law that seeks harsher penalties against animal abuse in the Colombian congress, in Bogota, Colombia on February 25, 2025. (Photo by Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters)





A squirrel runs along an electrical wire in Buriram, Thailand on February 28, 2025. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)





A cowboy trains horses at horse farm, in Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia on February 24, 2025. A deep-rooted tradition in the eastern plains of Colombia that is more than a sport; it is a way of life in Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia.Generations of Llaneros, Colombia's cowboys, have perfected this equestrian discipline that showcases not only the bond between rider and horse, but also the cultural heritage and enduring spirit of the Llaneros. takes place on sprawling horse ranches where the bond between cowboy and horse is nurtured from an early age. This unique blend of skill, tradition and rural life continues to attract participants and visitors alike, preserving a legacy that defines the identity of the Colombian plains. (Photo by Juancho Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Fusilier Llewelyn II, the Regimental Goat for the 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh, based at Lucknow Barracks in Tidworth, Wiltshire, during a parade to commemorate St David's Day, and honour the patron saint of Wales in a traditional ceremony where they will receive leeks, a national emblem of Cymru (Wales), along with being presented the Coronation Medal in recognition of their service and contribution to the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Thursday, February 27, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)





A Ruepell's griffon vulture (Gyps rueppelli) perches on a branch at a bird sanctuary where it is prepared for release after receiving care by volunteers from Tunisia's Wildlife Association (ATVS) in Sidi Thabet in Ariana province on February 22, 2025. (Photo by Fethi Belaid/AFP Photo)





Seven-week-old Belgian Malinois puppies visited Royal Australian Air Force Base Pearce, Perth on March 3, 2025, to meet personnel they may one day work alongside. The puppies from K9 Solutions Australia's Virtus House Kennel enjoyed some well-deserved pats and a play. (Photo by Michael Thomas/Royal Australian Air Force/Capture Media Agency)





Indiana Do poses alongside “Savannah” during the Mardi Gras Dog Show at Beresford Hotel on February 23, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade will return to Oxford Street for the 47th time. The parade began in 1978 as a march to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York and has been held every year since to promote awareness of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered issues. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)





Four lambs aged from five to seven days old wear woolly jumpers to keep warm at Auchingarrich Wildlife Park in Perthshire, UK on February 27, 2025. (Photo by Katielee Arrowsmith/South West News Service)





France's President Emmanuel Macron holds a lamb during the opening day and inauguration by France's President of the 61st International Agricultural Fair (Salon de l'Agriculture) at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on February 22, 2025. The 2025 edition of the SIA (Salon International de l'Agriculture) Agriculture is held in Paris from February 22, to March 2, 2025. (Photo by Alain Jocard/Pool via AFP Photo)





Young gorillas monkey around with zoo visitors, sticking their tongues out and pressing their faces against the glass, February 2025. Mobi, 1, and Gaia, 10 months, are half sisters and often push each other away at the glass to get the attention of their observers at the Prague Zoo. (Photo by Lucie Stepnickova/Solent News & Photo Agency)





Miss Dior, Maximillian and Little Red Ted look on during the Mardi Gras Dog Show at Beresford Hotel on February 23, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade will return to Oxford Street for the 47th time. The parade began in 1978 as a march to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York and has been held every year since to promote awareness of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered issues. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)





A dog wearing a costume attends the “Blocao” dog carnival parade, during pre-carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 23, 2025. (Photo by Tita Barros/Reuters)





Kathi Herrick, who has moved to Melbourne from Sydney, has taken up snorkelling at Ricketts Point marine sanctuary in Melbourne in February 2025. (Photo by Alex Coppel/The Guardian)





A mountain bongo, a critically endangered subspecies of forest antelopes, peers through a wooden crate as 17 mountain bongos arrive from Florida in the U.S., at the Jomo Kenyatta international Airport in Nairobi, Kenya on February 23, 2025. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)