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A cat rests in a hammock during the International Cat Exhibition in Florence, Italy, December 7, 2014. (Photo by Maurizio Degl'innocenti/EPA)

A cat rests in a hammock during the International Cat Exhibition in Florence, Italy, December 7, 2014. (Photo by Maurizio Degl'innocenti/EPA)




Two cats displayed during the International Cat Exhibition in Florence, Italy, 07 December 2014. (Photo by Maurizio Degl'innocenti/EPA)

Two cats displayed during the International Cat Exhibition in Florence, Italy, 07 December 2014. (Photo by Maurizio Degl'innocenti/EPA)




Andrianna a one-month old female Mediterranean monk seal is seen at the Attica Zoological Park in Spata, eastern Athens, on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. The orphaned seal, was found four weeks ago by local residents on the Aegean Island of Skopelos, central Greece and its veterinary condition was critical. (Photo by Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Photo)

Andrianna a one-month old female Mediterranean monk seal is seen at the Attica Zoological Park in Spata, eastern Athens, on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. The orphaned seal, was found four weeks ago by local residents on the Aegean Island of Skopelos, central Greece and its veterinary condition was critical. The pup is currently in an intensive treatment program at MOm’s Mediterranean monk seal First Aid Unit, which has been provided by Attica Zoological Park. Around 350 Mediterranean monk seals, Monachus-Monachus, rare species of mammals, live in Greece according MOm, Greek Society For The Study and Protection of The Mediterranean Monk Seal. (Photo by Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Photo)




Andrianna a one-month old female Mediterranean monk seal is wrapped in a towel after a swim at the Attica  Zoological Park in Spata, Greece, December 10, 2014. (Photo by Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Photo)

Andrianna a one-month old female Mediterranean monk seal is wrapped in a towel after a swim at the Attica Zoological Park in Spata, Greece, December 10, 2014. (Photo by Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Photo)




A seagull sits on sign near rough surf during intense weather in Pacific City, Oregon December 10, 2014. High winds and heavy rain are expected through Thursday. (Photo by Steve Dipaola/Reuters)

A seagull sits on sign near rough surf during intense weather in Pacific City, Oregon December 10, 2014. High winds and heavy rain are expected through Thursday. (Photo by Steve Dipaola/Reuters)




An adorable puppy is bathed under a tap in December 2014, in Dallas, Texas. This adorable puppy may be the most chilled canine on the planet as he blissfully settles into bath time. The two-week-old was close to death when he was found abandoned in a dumpster with his two sisters' but now it looks like his troubles are a million miles away. (Photo by Claire Fowler/Barcroft Media)

An adorable puppy is bathed under a tap in December 2014, in Dallas, Texas. This adorable puppy may be the most chilled canine on the planet as he blissfully settles into bath time. The two-week-old was close to death when he was found abandoned in a dumpster with his two sisters' but now it looks like his troubles are a million miles away. They were found by Dallas Animal Service and referred to the DFW Rescue Me animal shelter where volunteer Claire Fowler was tasked with looking after them. (Photo by Claire Fowler/Barcroft Media)




A handout picture shows two green turtles released into the ocean after being cared since 2011, at the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre (CTRC) on Fitzroy Island, Queensland, Australia, 06 December 2014. Researchers will track the animals' movements with GPS devices. (Photo by Christian Miller/EPA)

A handout picture shows two green turtles released into the ocean after being cared since 2011, at the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre (CTRC) on Fitzroy Island, Queensland, Australia, 06 December 2014. Researchers will track the animals' movements with GPS devices. (Photo by Christian Miller/EPA)




Three-month old orangutan baby Bulu Mata (literally: huge eyelashes) is prepared to travel to his new home, the Monkey World of Dorset, United Kingdom, by his Hungarian nurse Bernedett Marschalko at the Zoo and Botanic Garden in Budapest on December 8, 2014. The small monkey was orphaned when he was born. (Photo by Attila Kisbenedek/AFP Photo)

Three-month old orangutan baby Bulu Mata (literally: huge eyelashes) is prepared to travel to his new home, the Monkey World of Dorset, United Kingdom, by his Hungarian nurse Bernedett Marschalko at the Zoo and Botanic Garden in Budapest on December 8, 2014. The small monkey was orphaned when he was born. The Monkey World ape rescue centre assists governments around the world to stop the smuggling of primates from the wild and to save and to bring the compromised animals up. (Photo by Attila Kisbenedek/AFP Photo)




Bulu Mata, an orphaned Sumatran orangutan baby, is held by Hungarian keeper Bernadett Marschalko as they depart for Britain from the Budapest Zoo, in Budapest, Hungary, December 8, 2014. The baby's mother perished one week after Bulu Mata was born, and he was raised by keepers in the past three months. He is now transported by minibus to the Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre near Wool in Dorset, south-western England. (Photo by Attila Kovacs/EPA)

Bulu Mata, an orphaned Sumatran orangutan baby, is held by Hungarian keeper Bernadett Marschalko as they depart for Britain from the Budapest Zoo, in Budapest, Hungary, December 8, 2014. The baby's mother perished one week after Bulu Mata was born, and he was raised by keepers in the past three months. He is now transported by minibus to the Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre near Wool in Dorset, south-western England. (Photo by Attila Kovacs/EPA)




A Taronga Zoo chimpanzee gathers some Christmas presents after some gift-wrapped food treats and other tasty decorations were left inside the exhibit in Sydney on December 9, 2014. The chimpanzees were quick to pounce on the festive-themed enrichment items prepared by keepers, showing off their natural foraging skills to uncover the food inside while some seemed just as happy playing with the cardboard box packaging. (Photo by William West/AFP Photo)

A Taronga Zoo chimpanzee gathers some Christmas presents after some gift-wrapped food treats and other tasty decorations were left inside the exhibit in Sydney on December 9, 2014. The chimpanzees were quick to pounce on the festive-themed enrichment items prepared by keepers, showing off their natural foraging skills to uncover the food inside while some seemed just as happy playing with the cardboard box packaging. (Photo by William West/AFP Photo)




A Cotton-Top Tamarin inspects it Christmas cracker as they discover some gift-wrapped food treats and other tasty decorations in their exhibit at Taronga Zoo, in Sydney on December 9, 2014. (Photo by William West/AFP Photo)

A Cotton-Top Tamarin inspects it Christmas cracker as they discover some gift-wrapped food treats and other tasty decorations in their exhibit at Taronga Zoo, in Sydney on December 9, 2014. (Photo by William West/AFP Photo)




A Giraffe enjoys its Christmas treats as they discover some gift-wrapped food treats and other tasty decorations in their exhibit at Taronga Zoo, in Sydney on December 9, 2014. Animals at the zoo were quick to pounce on the festive-themed enrichment items prepared by keepers, showing off their natural foraging skills to uncover the food inside while some seemed just as happy playing with the cardboard box packaging. (Photo by William West/AFP Photo)

A Giraffe enjoys its Christmas treats as they discover some gift-wrapped food treats and other tasty decorations in their exhibit at Taronga Zoo, in Sydney on December 9, 2014. Animals at the zoo were quick to pounce on the festive-themed enrichment items prepared by keepers, showing off their natural foraging skills to uncover the food inside while some seemed just as happy playing with the cardboard box packaging. (Photo by William West/AFP Photo)




A dog named Ted runs along the beach on December 10, 2014 in Blackpool, United Kingdom. High winds and large waves hit the North West Coast of the UK and Northern Ireland today. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)

A dog named Ted runs along the beach on December 10, 2014 in Blackpool, United Kingdom. High winds and large waves hit the North West Coast of the UK and Northern Ireland today. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)




Hamadrya baboons rest inside an enclosure at the Giza zoo in Cairo on December 10, 2014. Khedive Ismail, the ruler of Egypt from 1863-1879, built the zoo and planned the opening to coincide with the inauguration of the Suez Canal in 1869 but was not able to do so in time.  On March 1, 1891, the zoo was officially opened for the public covering an area of 80 acres, and in the mid twentieth century it was  considered one of the best zoos in the world. (Photo by Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP Photo)

Hamadrya baboons rest inside an enclosure at the Giza zoo in Cairo on December 10, 2014. Khedive Ismail, the ruler of Egypt from 1863-1879, built the zoo and planned the opening to coincide with the inauguration of the Suez Canal in 1869 but was not able to do so in time. On March 1, 1891, the zoo was officially opened for the public covering an area of 80 acres, and in the mid twentieth century it was considered one of the best zoos in the world. (Photo by Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP Photo)




A turtle swims in the aquarium in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, December 11, 2014. (Photo by Andres Kudacki/AP Photo)

A turtle swims in the aquarium in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, December 11, 2014. (Photo by Andres Kudacki/AP Photo)




Ember, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's new baby Bornean orangutan, sucks on her thumb while in the arms of her mother, 18-year-old Hadiah, Thursday, December 11, 2014, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Ember, whose name was announced Tuesday, was born on October 29 at the zoo. Her name means bucket in Indonesian and Malaysian, an allusion to the way keepers reintroduced the baby to her mother after caring for them separately for a time. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette)

Ember, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's new baby Bornean orangutan, sucks on her thumb while in the arms of her mother, 18-year-old Hadiah, Thursday, December 11, 2014, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Ember, whose name was announced Tuesday, was born on October 29 at the zoo. Her name means bucket in Indonesian and Malaysian, an allusion to the way keepers reintroduced the baby to her mother after caring for them separately for a time. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette)




A jay, a bird in the crow family “Corvidae”, bounces in the snow in Kielder Forest, north eastern England, as snow sweeps across the area, Thursday, December 11, 2014. Thousands of homes are still without power after gales and lightning strikes caused by a so-called “weather bomb” swept the north of the country. (Photo by Owen Humphreys/AP Photo/PA Wire)

A jay, a bird in the crow family “Corvidae”, bounces in the snow in Kielder Forest, north eastern England, as snow sweeps across the area, Thursday, December 11, 2014. Thousands of homes are still without power after gales and lightning strikes caused by a so-called “weather bomb” swept the north of the country. (Photo by Owen Humphreys/AP Photo/PA Wire)




The panda triplets play in the Chimelong Wildlife Park in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province, 09 December 2014. The keepers gave one cub to the mother panda Ju Xiao each time on a rotation basis at the first, and now Ju Xiao can take care of her three cubs at the same time. The cubs, born on July 29, are the fourth panda triplets recorded in history and the only living triplets now in the world. (Photo by Wilson Wen/EPA)

The panda triplets play in the Chimelong Wildlife Park in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province, 09 December 2014. The keepers gave one cub to the mother panda Ju Xiao each time on a rotation basis at the first, and now Ju Xiao can take care of her three cubs at the same time. The cubs, born on July 29, are the fourth panda triplets recorded in history and the only living triplets now in the world. Only 1,000 tourists will be allowed to visit them each day. (Photo by Wilson Wen/EPA)




Two of the panda triplets play in the Chimelong Wildlife Park in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province, 09 December 2014. (Photo by Wilson Wen/EPA)

Two of the panda triplets play in the Chimelong Wildlife Park in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province, 09 December 2014. (Photo by Wilson Wen/EPA)




Mother giant panda Juxiao is seen with one of her triplets at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, December 9, 2014. According to local media, this is the fourth set of giant panda triplets born with the help of artificial insemination procedures in China, and the birth is seen as a miracle due to the low reproduction rate of giant pandas. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Mother giant panda Juxiao is seen with one of her triplets at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, December 9, 2014. According to local media, this is the fourth set of giant panda triplets born with the help of artificial insemination procedures in China, and the birth is seen as a miracle due to the low reproduction rate of giant pandas. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




Red Panda male cub “Bambo” eats bamboo in his enclosure at the zoo in Dresden, eastern Germany on December 5, 2014. The animal was born on July 12, 2014. (Photo by Arno Burgi/AFP Photo/DPA)

Red Panda male cub “Bambo” eats bamboo in his enclosure at the zoo in Dresden, eastern Germany on December 5, 2014. The animal was born on July 12, 2014. (Photo by Arno Burgi/AFP Photo/DPA)




Indonesian mahouts clean their Sumatran elephant in a river near the zoo in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, 12 December 2014. According media reports, the smallest of the Asian elephants, Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatrensis) is facing serious pressures arising from illegal logging and associated habitat loss and fragmentation in Indonesia. The population has come under increasing threat from rapid forest conversion to plantations. (Photo by Dedi Sahputra/EPA)

Indonesian mahouts clean their Sumatran elephant in a river near the zoo in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, 12 December 2014. According media reports, the smallest of the Asian elephants, Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatrensis) is facing serious pressures arising from illegal logging and associated habitat loss and fragmentation in Indonesia. The population has come under increasing threat from rapid forest conversion to plantations. (Photo by Dedi Sahputra/EPA)




In this photo taken Monday, December 1, 2014, keeper Mohamed Doyo leans over to pat female northern white rhino Najin in her pen where she is being kept for observation at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)

In this photo taken Monday, December 1, 2014, keeper Mohamed Doyo leans over to pat female northern white rhino Najin in her pen where she is being kept for observation at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. The keepers of three of the last six northern white rhinos on Earth said Wednesday, December 10, 2014 that it is highly unlikely the three will ever reproduce naturally, with recent medical examinations of them showing the species is doomed to extinction, unless science can help. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)




A picture taken on December 9, 2014 show a one-week-old two-headed salamander tadpole discovered by the Community Ecology Lab of the University of Haifa in Israel. Several causes for the mutation have been suggested by scientists such as pollution of water, radiation changes or inbreeding in a small population. (Photo by Jack Guez/AFP Photo)

A picture taken on December 9, 2014 show a one-week-old two-headed salamander tadpole discovered by the Community Ecology Lab of the University of Haifa in Israel. Several causes for the mutation have been suggested by scientists such as pollution of water, radiation changes or inbreeding in a small population. (Photo by Jack Guez/AFP Photo)




A picture taken on December 9, 2014 show a one-week-old two-headed salamander tadpole discovered by the Community Ecology Lab of the University of Haifa in Israel. (Photo by Jack Guez/AFP Photo)

A picture taken on December 9, 2014 show a one-week-old two-headed salamander tadpole discovered by the Community Ecology Lab of the University of Haifa in Israel. (Photo by Jack Guez/AFP Photo)




An African ostrich is fed at the Giza zoo in Cairo on December 10, 2014. Khedive Ismail, the ruler of Egypt from 1863-1879, built the zoo and planned the opening to coincide with the inauguration of the Suez Canal in 1869 but was not able to do so in time. (Photo by Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP Photo)

An African ostrich is fed at the Giza zoo in Cairo on December 10, 2014. Khedive Ismail, the ruler of Egypt from 1863-1879, built the zoo and planned the opening to coincide with the inauguration of the Suez Canal in 1869 but was not able to do so in time. On March 1, 1891, the zoo was officially opened for the public covering an area of 80 acres, and in the mid twentieth century it was considered one of the best zoos in the world. (Photo by Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP Photo)




In this photo released by the San Diego Zoo, a 2-year-old male sloth bear named Sahaasa climbs to the top of a felled log in his new exhibit at the San Diego Zoo, Thursday, December 11, 2014, in San Diego, Calif. The bear and his sister, Kayla, moved to their new exhibit Thursday morning after completing quarantine at the Zoo's animal hospital. (Photo by Ben Bohn/AP Photo/San Diego Zoo)

In this photo released by the San Diego Zoo, a 2-year-old male sloth bear named Sahaasa climbs to the top of a felled log in his new exhibit at the San Diego Zoo, Thursday, December 11, 2014, in San Diego, Calif. The bear and his sister, Kayla, moved to their new exhibit Thursday morning after completing quarantine at the Zoo's animal hospital. (Photo by Ben Bohn/AP Photo/San Diego Zoo)




Captured at high speeds, this is the moment two voles were spotted squabbling for shelter. Unwilling to share the space between them, the enraged rodents were seen tumbling in the snow entwined in bitter dispute over territory. After struggling to find warmth in the frozen fields of Hokkaido Island, Japan, both mouse-like creatures were on the lookout for a dry place to stay. (Photo by Masatsugu Ohashi/Caters News)

Captured at high speeds, this is the moment two voles were spotted squabbling for shelter. Unwilling to share the space between them, the enraged rodents were seen tumbling in the snow entwined in bitter dispute over territory. After struggling to find warmth in the frozen fields of Hokkaido Island, Japan, both mouse-like creatures were on the lookout for a dry place to stay. (Photo by Masatsugu Ohashi/Caters News)




These stunning images capture the moment daredevil divers hand feed some of the worlds most dangerous sharks. Surrounded by hammerheads and oceanic white tips the fearless feeders gracefully give the swarming sharks a bite to eat. Photographer Jan Phillip Morton captured the divers who wore protective chainmail suits designed to prevent sharks teeth from piercing the skin in case of an accidental nibble. (Photo by Jan Phillip Morton/Caters News)

These stunning images capture the moment daredevil divers hand feed some of the worlds most dangerous sharks. Surrounded by hammerheads and oceanic white tips the fearless feeders gracefully give the swarming sharks a bite to eat. Photographer Jan Phillip Morton captured the divers who wore protective chainmail suits designed to prevent sharks teeth from piercing the skin in case of an accidental nibble. (Photo by Jan Phillip Morton/Caters News)
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