Benn Gray and Boo compete at Dog Masters Festival a dog on a paddle board contest near Poole in Dorset, England, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo)





Kunzang Angmo poses for a picture with her yak in Korzak village, Ladakh, India, Monday, July 7, 2025. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)





A traditional Kyrgyz man holds an eagle on his hand as the centuries-old tradition of eagle training, known as “Munushkor”, is making a comeback in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan on July 27, 2025. In this cultural practice, trainers called 'burkutchi' capture young eagles from nature and raise them through a dedicated training process. Once the training is complete, the birds are traditionally released back into the wild. Once on the brink of extinction during the Soviet era, the tradition is now being revived with interest from younger generations. Beyond being a method of hunting, eagle taming is regarded as a symbol of patience, loyalty, and cultural heritage. (Photo by Umut Karahasanoglu/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Local fisherman Bulent Buyuk Turhan feeds seagulls with small fishes he has just caught at Galata bridge, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, August 5, 2025. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)





A dog runs ahead of its owner during the 2025 Police Dogathon “Faithful Friend of the Bicentennial”, an event aimed at promoting respect and care for pets, in La Paz, Bolivia, on July 27, 2025. (Photo by Claudia Morales/Reuters)





Van Cats enjoy air-conditioned rooms and pools as the nutrition and overall care of them, which are under protection at the Van Cat Research and Application Center of Van Yuzuncu Yil University (YYU), are carried out with great attention in Van, Turkiye on August 05, 2025. Known for their pure white fur and heterochromatic eyes, Van Cats are a regional symbol and continue to attract admiration nationwide. (Photo by Emre Ilikan/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A Squirrel is seen on a wall while it eats food in Siliguri. Squirrel Eats Food, Siliguri, West Bengal, India on August 1, 2025. (Photo by Diptendu Dutta/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





This photo taken on July 7, 2025 shows a month-old lion (C) alongside two eight-day-old lions (back) at a breeding facility in Chachoengsao province. Thailand's captive lion population has exploded in recent years, with nearly 500 registered individuals in zoos, breeding farms, petting cafes and homes. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)





UK Dog Surfing Championships at Branksome Dene Chine Beach at Poole in Dorset on July 27, 2025, the 6th time the annual event has taken place with dozens of entrants. (Photo by Paul Jacobs/Picture Exclusive)





A dog cools off and plays in a waterpark for dogs while people try to escape the heat as temperatures are forecast to intensify in Barcelona, Spain on August 3, 2025. (Photo by Bruna Casas/Reuters)





Duck wardens keep a watchful eye on their charges as they waddle through Thirsk, North Yorkshire in UK, from the Cod Beck River on July 30, 2025. (Photo by Charley Atkins/South West News Service)





A Karen elephant keeper poses with elephants at the Elephant Freedom Village in Chiang Mai, Thailand on July 21, 2025. Karen elephant keepers work to preserve traditional hill tribe methods of human coexistence with animals. (Photo by Valeria Mongelli/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Former circus artist Krystian Kaulis takes a swim with Mrs Meyer, an American alligator, in the outdoor pool in Elmenhorst, Germany, on August 1, 2025. (Photo by Lisi Niesner/Reuters)





Three rescued bharals are seen at the Wildlife Rehabilitation and Breeding Station in Qilian Mountain National Park in northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 23, 2025. The Wildlife Rehabilitation and Breeding Station sits at an altitude of nearly 3,000 meters at the foot of the Qilian Mountains. The station is mainly responsible for wildlife rescue, population monitoring, post-release tracking, public education, and nature-based learning. To date, the station has rescued and sheltered 211 animals across 36 species, including snow leopard, Chinese desert cat, vulture, bharal and Tibetan gazelle. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Pigs in floodwater can be seen at a farm in Chiayi, Taiwan on July 29, 2025. (Photo by Ann Wang/Reuters)





A stray dog stands on the roof of a submerged house along the banks of the river Ganga following heavy monsoon rains in Prayagraj, India, Tuesday, August 5, 2025. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





Tanzin Dolma, foreground, milks a yak as her husband, Punchuk Namdol, collects dung on an early morning in Maan village, Ladakh, India, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)





A family of barn owls perched in a window in Wigan, UK early August 2025. This snug trio of Barn Owls were spotted all bunched up in a wooden barn window. Captured by photographer Gemma DeCet, 41, from Manchester, the pictures show two adult owls and their seven-week-old owlet perched closely together in Wigan. (Photo by Gemma DeCet/Animal News Agency)





A rescued otter cub named Mingo is receiving specialist care after being found in July 2025 in the flamingo habitat at Colchester Zoo, far from where he should have been. He is being raised with two other cubs at the UK Wild Otter Trust’s centre in Devon, UK. (Photo by UK Wild Otter Trust/Cover Images)





Skittles and Hopscotch, two seal pups, have been released back into the sea at Hastings, East Sussex,, UK on August 4, 2025, after being nursed back to health on a diet of fish soup, mackerel and herring. They were taken into the RSPCA’s Mallydams Wood wildlife centre eight weeks ago after being found by volunteers from British Divers Marine Life Rescue. The pups, thought to be about five months old, were underweight and suffering from injuries and parasites. The RSPCA said the pups would not have survived without help. (Photo by RSPCA/Cover Images)