A man, holding a dog, runs from a blaze raging through a neighborhood of Salta, Argentina, Friday, August 1, 2025. (Photo by Javier Corbalan/AP Photo)





Zookeepers interact with Sumatran elephant mother-and-calf pair, Hurhayati and Kama during the World Elephant Day celebration at Bali Zoo in Bali, Indonesia, 12 August 2025. World Elephant Day is observed annually on 12 August. (Photo by Made Nagi/EPA)





Kyrgyz eagle hunters, also known as berkutchi, riding horses prepare to release their golden eagles during the hunting festival "Salburun", in the village of Bokonbayev, near Lake Issyk-Kul, on August 2, 2025. (Photo by Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP Photo)





Fabian Gathmann, Tim Fetting, and Peter Lienau of the Norddeich seal station in Germany watch on August 7, 2025 as seals Hubi, Steve, and Scotty are released into the wild at the eastern end of Juist Island following successful rehabilitation. (Photo by Hauke-Christian Dittrich/Avalon)





This photo taken on July 11, 2025 shows mechanic shop owner and avid Tiktoker Tharnuwarht Plengkemratch interacting with his pet lion-tiger hybrid “Big George” in Chiang Mai. 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)





A Barbary macaque is seen at the Montagne des Singes (Monkey Mountain), which stands out as a unique place to visit for nature and animal lovers on July 22, 2025 near the Kintzheim of Alsace, France. The open-air park, located on approximately 24 hectares of forest, is home to over 200 Barbary macaque monkeys. The macaques roam completely freely in the park, which gives visitors the opportunity to observe the animals in their natural habitat. Offering an educational and entertaining route for families and children, Montagne des Singes also stands out with its efforts to protect the endangered Barbary macaque. For those who want to have direct contact with natural life, Monkey Mountain is among the must-see locations in France. (Photo by Mehmet Aslan/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Lions are seen in Lion Park, where 13 lions live in Tuzla district of Istanbul, Turkiye on August 02, 2025. At Lion Park in Tuzla, where efforts are underway to ensure the continuation of the bloodline of the lions born there are cared for with great attention to ensure they live long and comfortable lives. The 13 lions of various species at the facility are monitored 24/7 via cameras in glass enclosures and are fed every other day with either red or white meat. (Photo by Beyza Comert/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Los Angeles County sheriff rescue evacuates a horse as the Canyon fire burns in Hasley Canyon, California on August 7, 2025. Wildfire risk will be elevated through this weekend across much of inland California as a heatwave gripping the area intensifies. August and September are typically the most dangerous months for wildfires in the state. (Photo by Marcio José Sánchez/AP Photo)





This photo taken on July 21, 2025 shows expert herpetologist Evan Quah (R) from University Malaysia Sabah and Christian Ching (L) from Natural History Museum London in UK, Catching a snake as they searching for a new species at a cave in Phnom Proek district in Battambang province. A biologist might go a lifetime without discovering a new species. It took a team exploring Cambodia's limestone karst a single night to find three. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy/AFP Photo)





A Kaninchen Daschshund dog licks an ice cream downtown Milan, on August 12, 2025 .Italy is facing extreme heat until mid-August as temperatures above 40 degrees centigrade is gripping the entire country at least until the August 15th bank holiday weekend. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/AFP Photo)





The Australian Wildlife Conservancy last month (July 2025) released 147 brush-tailed bettongs on to its sanctuary at Mount Gibson, Perth. Eight threatened native mammal species, including bilbies, numbats, quolls and phascogales, all once locally extinct, have successfully been reintroduced over the past decade since the conservancy bought the 130,000-hectare (321,200-acre) former sheep property in 2000. (Photo by Jane Palmer/Australian Wildlife Conservancy)





A western lowland gorilla eats ice cream that was brought to its enclosure during a heatwave, at Prague Zoo, in Prague, Czech Republic, on August 13, 2025. (Photo by David W. Cerny/Reuters)





Prague Zoo curator of birds Antonin Vaidl feeds a lesser yellow-headed vulture, which hatched three weeks ago, by using a puppet that imitates a parent bird, at the zoo, in Prague, Czech Republic, on August 8, 2025. (Photo by Eva Korinkova/Reuters)





A stray dog rests near a police barricade in New Delhi on August 12, 2025. India's Supreme Court on August 11, ordered the removal of tens of thousands of stray dogs from the capital, citing public safety concerns after a surge in dog bites. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





About two thousand young pigeons on August 11, 2025 take flight on Lauder Moor in the Scottish Borders to race 90 miles back to their owners, members of the Ayrshire Federation of Homing Pigeon Societies. (Photo by Phil Wilkinson)





A center for tracking and studying flamingos in Fuente de Piedra, Malaga, Spain, 09 August 2025. (Photo by Jorge Zapata/EPA)





A Turkish Angora is seen in Ankara, Turkiye on August 06, 2025, as International Cat Day, launched by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in 2002 and celebrated annually on August 8, raises awareness about cat protection through various events. Worldwide, efforts continue to protect endangered wild cat species and maintain genetic purity in domestic breeds through controlled breeding programs. Among protected species is Turkiye's iconic Ankara (Turkish Angora) cat, known for its long, shiny fur and distinctive eye colors. The Ankara Cat Protection, Survival and Promotion Center at Ankara University Veterinary Faculty houses these cats in safe conditions, breeds them through careful pairing, and helps them find new homes. (Photo by Betul Abali/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A Pelican attempts to take a persons belongings while they are sat in St James' Park, London on Monday, August 11, 2025. Temperatures will soar above 30°C in parts of the UK in the coming days, with another heatwave possible in some areas. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)





A cat that was sprayed with water to cool down during a heatwave sits in a cage at a zoo in Qamishli, Syria on August 5, 2025. (Photo by Orhan Qereman/Reuters)





A resident pets “La Pachis”, a chubby stray dog adopted by residents of Texcoco as a community symbol, which has become so popular at her regular spot that it is now listed as a five-star tourist attraction on Google Maps, in Texcoco, Mexico on August 8, 2025. (Photo by Henry Romero/Reuters)