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Volunteers use flour to clean birds following an oil spill caused by an incident involving two tankers damaged in a storm in the Kerch Strait, in the village of Vityazevo near the Black Sea resort of Anapa, Russia on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Sergey Pivovarov/Reuters)

Volunteers use flour to clean birds following an oil spill caused by an incident involving two tankers damaged in a storm in the Kerch Strait, in the village of Vityazevo near the Black Sea resort of Anapa, Russia on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Sergey Pivovarov/Reuters)



Volunteers clean a bird following an oil spill which was caused by an incident involving two tankers damaged in a storm in the Kerch Strait, in the village of Vityazevo near the Black Sea resort of Anapa, Russia on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Sergey Pivovarov/Reuters)

Volunteers clean a bird following an oil spill which was caused by an incident involving two tankers damaged in a storm in the Kerch Strait, in the village of Vityazevo near the Black Sea resort of Anapa, Russia on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Sergey Pivovarov/Reuters)



A mountain lion looks on from inside a Christmas train made of cardboard boxes during Christmas celebrations at the Cali Zoo in Cali, Colombia on December 19, 2024. (Photo by Jair Coll/Reuters)

A mountain lion looks on from inside a Christmas train made of cardboard boxes during Christmas celebrations at the Cali Zoo in Cali, Colombia on December 19, 2024. (Photo by Jair Coll/Reuters)



Customers look at a cat at Woodrock Cat Cafe in Kyalami, Midrand, on December 19, 2024. The cafe opened this year as part of WoodRock Animal Rescue rehabilitation and rescue efforts. The 19 cats are considered as therapy pets and they are not up for adoption: the cafe allows customers to come and enjoy their company. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)

Customers look at a cat at Woodrock Cat Cafe in Kyalami, Midrand, on December 19, 2024. The cafe opened this year as part of WoodRock Animal Rescue rehabilitation and rescue efforts. The 19 cats are considered as therapy pets and they are not up for adoption: the cafe allows customers to come and enjoy their company. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)



Local resident Valentyna reacts as she witnesses her neighbour Tetiana (not pictured) leaving the town with the evacuation crew of East SOS Charitable Foundation, while she refused to be evacuated, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Pokrovsk, near a front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine on December 18, 2024. Valentyna decided to keep Tetiana’s cats with her. (Photo by Alina Smutko/Reuters)

Local resident Valentyna reacts as she witnesses her neighbour Tetiana (not pictured) leaving the town with the evacuation crew of East SOS Charitable Foundation, while she refused to be evacuated, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Pokrovsk, near a front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine on December 18, 2024. Valentyna decided to keep Tetiana’s cats with her. (Photo by Alina Smutko/Reuters)



A diver wearing a blue Santa Claus costume swims inside the “Penguins in the Sky” tank with African penguins at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan, on December 24, 2024. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A diver wearing a blue Santa Claus costume swims inside the “Penguins in the Sky” tank with African penguins at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan, on December 24, 2024. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



“Harlow”, a rehabilitated sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle, gets a final check before it was released into the Atlantic Ocean on December 21, 2024, in Marathon, Florida. Rescued June 27, 2024, the reptile was found unable to dive, emaciated and covered with barnacles by a family that was fishing off the Keys. The female turtle, dubbed "Harlow" by her rescuers after their daughter, gained over 47 million views on the Keys' Turtle Hospital's social media accounts during her recovery, with posts depicting all aspects of her care including the removal of hundreds of barnacles encrusted on her shell. Her rescue came just in time, according to the Turtle Hospital team as she was on “the brink of death”. (Photo by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AFP Photo)

“Harlow”, a rehabilitated sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle, gets a final check before it was released into the Atlantic Ocean on December 21, 2024, in Marathon, Florida. Rescued June 27, 2024, the reptile was found unable to dive, emaciated and covered with barnacles by a family that was fishing off the Keys. The female turtle, dubbed "Harlow" by her rescuers after their daughter, gained over 47 million views on the Keys' Turtle Hospital's social media accounts during her recovery, with posts depicting all aspects of her care including the removal of hundreds of barnacles encrusted on her shell. Her rescue came just in time, according to the Turtle Hospital team as she was on “the brink of death”. (Photo by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AFP Photo)



Ten speleologists from the Slovenian Cave Rescue Service and firefighters from the Ljubljana Fire Brigade, disguised as Santa Claus, descended from the roof down the two outer facades of the Pediatric Clinic of the University Hospital Ljubljana on December 19, 2024. They waved at the children through the windows of the rooms, tumbled on the ropes and did various pranks. The action was organized by Hitradio Center for the 12th year in a row. (Photo by Nebojsa Tejic/BETAPHOTO)

Ten speleologists from the Slovenian Cave Rescue Service and firefighters from the Ljubljana Fire Brigade, disguised as Santa Claus, descended from the roof down the two outer facades of the Pediatric Clinic of the University Hospital Ljubljana on December 19, 2024. They waved at the children through the windows of the rooms, tumbled on the ropes and did various pranks. The action was organized by Hitradio Center for the 12th year in a row. (Photo by Nebojsa Tejic/BETAPHOTO)



A diver wearing a Santa Claus costume feeds a manta ray amid celebrations ahead of Christmas at the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aquarium in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 19, 2024. (Photo by Patipat Janthong/Reuters)

A diver wearing a Santa Claus costume feeds a manta ray amid celebrations ahead of Christmas at the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aquarium in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 19, 2024. (Photo by Patipat Janthong/Reuters)



Greyhounds from Clipsall Wood Boarding Kennels, near Doncaster, UK are treated to a festive walk in the second decade of December 2024. Kath Laycock, left, who runs the family firm, looks after 27 retired racing greyhounds – all of which need a home. (Photo by Lorne Campbell/Guzelian)

Greyhounds from Clipsall Wood Boarding Kennels, near Doncaster, UK are treated to a festive walk in the second decade of December 2024. Kath Laycock, left, who runs the family firm, looks after 27 retired racing greyhounds – all of which need a home. (Photo by Lorne Campbell/Guzelian)



A customer looks at a cat at Woodrock Cat Cafe in Johannesburg on December 19, 2024. The cafe opened this year as part of WoodRock Animal Rescue rehabilitation and rescue efforts. The 19 cats are considered as therapy pets and they are not up for adoption: the cafe allows customers to come and enjoy their company. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt/AFP Photo)

A customer looks at a cat at Woodrock Cat Cafe in Johannesburg on December 19, 2024. The cafe opened this year as part of WoodRock Animal Rescue rehabilitation and rescue efforts. The 19 cats are considered as therapy pets and they are not up for adoption: the cafe allows customers to come and enjoy their company. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt/AFP Photo)



The duck named “Zeze” dressed in clothes is pictured walking around the seashore with the woman living with, on December 21, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkiye. Gulden Toptas, who lives in Istanbul, shares every moment of her life with her duck “Zeze”, which she adopted 5 years ago when it was still a baby and cares for it like raising a child. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The duck named “Zeze” dressed in clothes is pictured walking around the seashore with the woman living with, on December 21, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkiye. Gulden Toptas, who lives in Istanbul, shares every moment of her life with her duck “Zeze”, which she adopted 5 years ago when it was still a baby and cares for it like raising a child. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)



Daniel Sheridan, a council worker from Poole, Dorset, runs a side hustle snapping dogs living their best lives in the second decade of December 2024. (Photo by Daniel Sheridan/South West News Service)

Daniel Sheridan, a council worker from Poole, Dorset, runs a side hustle snapping dogs living their best lives in the second decade of December 2024. (Photo by Daniel Sheridan/South West News Service)



A fur seal stands on Ipanema beach on December 18, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

A fur seal stands on Ipanema beach on December 18, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)



Egrets rest amongst solar panels at a “fishing and light complementary solar photovoltaic base” in Jinhu County, Huaian municipality, east China's Jiangsu province on December 16, 2024. Beijing said on December 17 that plans by the United States to hike tariffs on more Chinese imports “pile errors onto errors”, after Washington homed in on products including crucial solar panel components. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)

Egrets rest amongst solar panels at a “fishing and light complementary solar photovoltaic base” in Jinhu County, Huaian municipality, east China's Jiangsu province on December 16, 2024. Beijing said on December 17 that plans by the United States to hike tariffs on more Chinese imports “pile errors onto errors”, after Washington homed in on products including crucial solar panel components. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)



A woman holds a dog while standing next to buildings destroyed by recent Russian attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, December 20, 2024. (Photo by Daniil Bashakov/AP Photo)

A woman holds a dog while standing next to buildings destroyed by recent Russian attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, December 20, 2024. (Photo by Daniil Bashakov/AP Photo)



Three hundred sheep are driven to pastures new for Christmas in Hampshire, UK on December 18, 2024. (Photo by David Hartley/The Times)

Three hundred sheep are driven to pastures new for Christmas in Hampshire, UK on December 18, 2024. (Photo by David Hartley/The Times)



Rescue chicken, Billie Jean, roams the roads in Cam near Dursley, Gloucestershire, UK while wearing her high vis jacket, December 18 2024. A chicken that loves to wander about has been given a high vis jacket – to help it cross the road. (Photo by Tom Wren/South West News Service)

Rescue chicken, Billie Jean, roams the roads in Cam near Dursley, Gloucestershire, UK while wearing her high vis jacket, December 18 2024. A chicken that loves to wander about has been given a high vis jacket – to help it cross the road. (Photo by Tom Wren/South West News Service)



A meerkat is seen next to a Christmas decoration during Christmas celebrations at the Cali Zoo in Cali, Colombia on December 19, 2024. (Photo by Jair Coll/Reuters)

A meerkat is seen next to a Christmas decoration during Christmas celebrations at the Cali Zoo in Cali, Colombia on December 19, 2024. (Photo by Jair Coll/Reuters)



Gather near a Christmas tree during Christmas celebrations at the Cali Zoo in Cali, Colombia on December 19, 2024. (Photo by Jair Coll/Reuters)

Gather near a Christmas tree during Christmas celebrations at the Cali Zoo in Cali, Colombia on December 19, 2024. (Photo by Jair Coll/Reuters)
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