Military working dog Grainger sits at St George's Barracks in Rutland, Britain, on November 7, 2024. Defence, Equipment and Support, the procurement arm of the British Defence Ministry, has awarded a new contract for a 'canine catalogue' to support and train its pack of more than 500 military working dogs across several military services for detecting explosives, arms, and drugs and for providing protection and assistance to their handlers. (Photo by Chris Radburn/Reuters)





Brazilian veterinarian Thiago Mathias Chiariello holds a yellow scorpion (Tityus serrulatus) at the arthropod bioterium of the Butantan Institute, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 2, 2024. Only tiny tweezers separate Butantan Institute workers from Brazil's most lethal animal, the yellow scorpion, responsible for an increasing number of deaths in the South American giant. The loss of its natural habitat in the forests, the expansion of Brazilian cities, and increasingly warm winters have made this venomous arachnid a growing problem for health authorities. (Photo by Nelson Almeida/AFP Photo)





A male emperor penguin, named Gus, stands on a scale early November 2024 after being discovered on a beach near the town of Denmark in southwestern Australia, thousands of kilometres from his home on Antarctica. An emperor penguin has never been reported in Australia before, and this is possibly the furthest north that the species has ever been seen. (Photo by Miles Brotherson/AP Photo)





A macaque shows its sweet tooth as it helps itself to a tourist’s jar of jam in the grounds of a temple in Swayambhunath Stupa, Nepal in the second decade of November 2024. (Photo by Rajesh Dhungana/Solent News)





Rodica the chicken and Bubbles the duck attend an animal awareness class, in Sindrilita, Ilfov, Romania, on November 7, 2024. (Photo by George Calin/Inquam Photos via Reuters)





Ana-Maria Florina Dragu, 11, plays with Bubbles the duck during an animal awareness class, in Sindrilita, Ilfov, Romania, on November 7, 2024. (Photo by George Calin/Inquam Photos via Reuters)





Bubbles the duck spreads its wings during an animal awareness class, in Sindrilita, Ilfov, Romania, on November 7, 2024. (Photo by George Calin/Inquam Photos via Reuters)





Alika, a Western lowland gorilla at London Zoo, tucks into a breakfast of vegetables and greens from County Supplies, one of the fresh produce traders based at New Covent Garden Market, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the UK's leading wholesale market on Monday, November 11, 2024. (Photo by Matt Alexander/PA Media Assignments)





A motorcyclist returns his bike in the face of a wild elephant in Habarana, Sri Lanka, on November 2, 2024. (Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Vancie Tuner and her horse Clementine, beloved residents of Teton County, rally people on Main St. to vote on November 5, 2024 in Driggs, Idaho. Americans cast their ballots today in the presidential race between Republican nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as multiple state elections that will determine the balance of power in Congress. (Photo by Natalie Behring/Getty Images)





A Russian Hunting Sighthound is seen beside a trophy during a competition at a dog show in Dortmund, Germany, Friday, November 8, 2024. (Photo by Martin Meissner/AP Photo)





The pelican, named “Ndagabar”, which means pelican in the local Wolof language, begins visiting the neighborhood in the early hours of the day in Saint-Louis, Senegal on November 02, 2024. The pelican, which 62-year-old retired fisherman Madiop Gueye, has been keeping in front of his house for five years, has become the center of both the neighborhood and the region, attracting the attention of both local and foreign tourists. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A long-tailed macaque attacks an employee of Chayovanich shop, which is located on the opposite side of Phra Prang Sam Yot temple, before officials started capturing monkeys in Lopburi, Thailand, on February 3, 2024. After Lopburi came out of the pandemic lockdown in mid-2022, its residents found that the monkeys, without people feeding them, had become unruly. Troops of macaques had taken over buildings, often confronting residents, stealing food and causing accidents. Gangs of monkeys also fought in brawls, shocking locals. Some residents resorted to caging themselves within their homes. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)





A baby long-tailed macaque lays sedated as veterinarians from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation carry out a sterilisation procedure, due to the increase of the macaque population in urban areas and tourist spots of the city, in Lopburi, Thailand, on May 25, 2024. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)





An adopter carries their kitten in a pet carrier at the new shelter of the French Society for the Protection of Animals (SPA) in Gennevilliers, in the northern outskirts of Paris, on November 7, 2024. With its 17,000m² of land, including 2,000m² of buildings, the new site is three times larger than the old one – located just over a kilometer away – from which the animals were transferred to the new buildings at the end of October. (Photo by Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP Photo)





This photograph shows a young female hippopotamus (L) and her 35-year-old mother at zoo WILDLANDS Adventure Zoo Emmen, in Emmen on November 15, 2024. (Photo by Jaspar Moulijn/ANP via AFP Photo)





Moo Deng splashes in a bucket of water in her enclosure at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo on November 11, 2024 in Pattaya, Thailand. Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo born on July 10, 2024, at Thailand's Khao Kheow Open Zoo, became a global viral sensation, drawing thousands of visitors daily and boosting the local economy. Her popularity led the zoo to sell Moo Deng-themed merchandise, partner with Thai brands, and limit visitor time to just 5 minutes to reduce wait times. “Moo Deng”, meaning “bouncy pork” in Thai, reflects the baby hippo's feisty nature. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)





Tickles, a brown tabby with white Persian cat is seen in a studio portrait after winning Best In Show at the Yorkshire and Cumberland cat club championship show at Doncaster Dome on November 09, 2024 in Doncaster, England. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images)





Participants wearing historical costumes ride their high-wheel bicycles during the annual penny farthing race in Prague, Czech Republic on November 2, 2024. (Photo by Eva Korinkova/Reuters)





A hunter holds her tamed golden eagle during a traditional hunting contest near the village of Tole Bi in Almaty region, Kazakhstan on November 9, 2024. (Photo by Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters)