Wild boars feed from garbage bins in the luxury residential district of the Peak in Hong Kong, China, 12 January 2023. According to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department there are between 2,000 and 3,000 wild boars in Hong Kong. They tend to remain hidden in wooded areas, but often venture out for food, sometimes foraging through garbage bins, barbecue sites and sometimes illegal fed by humans. (Photo by Jerome Favre/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A dog walks, with the St. Nicholas' Church in the background, in Tallinn, Estonia, Thursday, January 5, 2023. (Photo by Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo)





A horse pulling the cart in which a priest rides falls after being startled by noise during Epiphany celebrations in the village of Pietrosani, Romania, Friday, January 6, 2023. According to the local Epiphany traditions, following a religious service, villagers have their horses blessed with holy water then compete in a race. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)





A Meerkat investigates a clipboard during the annual stocktake at London Zoo in London, Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Caring for over 500 different species, zookeepers will be kicking off the new year by tallying up every mammal, bird, reptile, fish and invertebrate at the Zoo – from gorillas to turtles. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo)





After clearing all the chairs from Wells Cathedral on January 10, 2023 after the Christmas period, to allow spring cleaning to take place, Verger George Clark together with fiancee Rebecca Toone, Basil the cat and Rupert the dog make the most of the rarely available open space. (Photo by Jason Bryant/Apex News)





A local girl pets a dog at a street in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, 09 January 2023, amid Russia's invasion. For months the front-line city of Bakhmut has seen heavy fighting taking place as it has been a key target for Russian forces. Russian troops on 24 February 2022, entered Ukrainian territory, starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. (Photo by Mykola Tymchenko/EPA/EFE)





San Diego firefighters help Humberto Maciel rescue his dog from his flooded home in Merced, California, on January 10, 2023. Relentless storms were ravaging California again Tuesday, the latest bout of extreme weather that has left 14 people dead. Fierce storms caused flash flooding, closed key highways, toppled trees and swept away drivers and passengers – reportedly including a five-year-old-boy who remains missing in central California. (Photo by Josh Edelson/AFP Photo)





A young Big Headed Turtle is inspected during the annual stocktake at London Zoo in London, Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Caring for over 500 different species, zookeepers will be kicking off the new year by tallying up every mammal, bird, reptile, fish and invertebrate at the Zoo – from gorillas to turtles. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo)





A man feed langur monkeys in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India on 30 December 2022. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Geese feed in front of Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, January 10, 2023. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo)





In this photo courtesy of evolutionary biologist Kristin Winchell, an Anolis cristatellus lizard stands on a gate in Rincon, Puerto Rico, January 6, 2018. (Photo by Kristin Winchell/New York University via AP Photo)





People look at a walrus at the Royal Northumberland Yacht Club in Blyth on Monday January 2, 2023. The sighting follows a similar one of the marine mammal in Scarborough which drew huge crowds to the harbour on New Year's Eve. (Photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images)





A ring-necked parakeet feeds in a tree in Marseille, southern France, on January 2, 2022. (Photo by Nicolas Tucat/AFP Photo)





A composite picture of birds visiting a feeder over a period of 30 minutes in a garden in Hanbury, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England early January 2023. (Photo by John Eveson/Alamy Live News)





A huge gray whale gave birth in front of amazed tourists before proudly showing off her newborn calf. The incredible scene unfolded as the tourists were enjoying a whale watching tour near Dana Point, California, on Monday, January 2, 2023. (Photo by Matt Stumpf/The Mega Agency)





A Snorkeler swims with a group of Sandbar sharks in the Mediterranean Sea near the “Orot Rabin” industrial plant near the city of Hadera on January 2, 2023 in Hadera, Israel. The hot water rejection from an industrial plant in Israel's northern city of Hadera draws these Sandbar sharks and Dusky sharks, harmless and endangered by overfishing. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)





A snowy owl also known as the polar owl is seen on a roof on December 31, 2022 in Cypress, CA. Crowds of bird-watchers have been visiting an Orange County neighborhood to gawk at the bird, which is normally found around the Arctic, Canada and the northern U.S. (Photo by Nick Ut/Getty Images)





A scientist walks surrounded by thousands of Penguins (Manchots Royaux), on December 20, 2022 on the Possession Island, part of the Crozet Islands which are a sub-Antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean. They form one of the five administrative districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. The Crozet Islands are home to four species of penguins. Most abundant are the macaroni penguin, of which some 2 million pairs breed on the islands, and the king penguin, home to 700,000 breeding pairs; half the world's population. Mammals living on the Crozet Islands include fur seals and southern elephant seals. Killer whales have been observed preying upon the seals. (Photo by Patrick Hertzog/AFP Photo)





International Avalanche and Canine Course of Mountain Services in the Giant Mountains, Czech Republic on January 10, 2023. (Photo by David Tanecek/CTK Photo/Alamy Live News)





A penguin (Manchots Royaux) walks on the basement area, early morning on December 25, 2022, at the Kerguelen Islands, also known as the Desolation Islands, are a group of islands in the sub-Antarctic. (Photo by Patrick Hertzog/AFP Photo)