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John RoBilliard, of Bodmin, Cornwall, poses with his pigeon “Roquaine Princess” which won the coveted Supreme Champion at The British Homing World Show of the year at The Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England, on January 19, 2014. Pigeon owners from across Europe gathered to find the Supreme Show Champion bird. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

John RoBilliard, of Bodmin, Cornwall, poses with his pigeon “Roquaine Princess” which won the coveted Supreme Champion at The British Homing World Show of the year at The Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England, on January 19, 2014. Pigeon owners from across Europe gathered to find the Supreme Show Champion bird. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)




A Northern Cardinal sits on a tree branch in falling snow in the New York City suburb of Nyack, New York, on January 21, 2014. (Photo by Mike Segar/Reuters)

A Northern Cardinal sits on a tree branch in falling snow in the New York City suburb of Nyack, New York, on January 21, 2014. (Photo by Mike Segar/Reuters)




Divers perform an underwater dragon dance next to Chinese sturgeons to welcome the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at Beijing Aquarium in Beijing, January 24, 2014. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the Chinese New Year, which welcomes the year of the horse, falls on January 31. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)

Divers perform an underwater dragon dance next to Chinese sturgeons to welcome the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at Beijing Aquarium in Beijing, January 24, 2014. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the Chinese New Year, which welcomes the year of the horse, falls on January 31. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)




A shepherd walks with his flock of goats along the banks of the Mahanadi River in Cuttack district, about 45 km (28 miles) from the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar on January 21, 2014. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

A shepherd walks with his flock of goats along the banks of the Mahanadi River in Cuttack district, about 45 km (28 miles) from the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar on January 21, 2014. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




A pair of rare tree kangaroos has started a family at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra, Australia, with the arrival of little Mani. Goodfellow's tree kangaroos are rarely bred in captivity and the new joey is an important boost for an international conservation program. Tree kangaroos are critically endangered due to predators in far-north Queensland and illegal forestry in Papua New Guinea. (Photo by Ann Eldridge/AAP Image/National Zoo and Aquarium Canberra)

A pair of rare tree kangaroos has started a family at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra, Australia, with the arrival of little Mani. Goodfellow's tree kangaroos are rarely bred in captivity and the new joey is an important boost for an international conservation program. Tree kangaroos are critically endangered due to predators in far-north Queensland and illegal forestry in Papua New Guinea. A supplied image of Mani, a baby Goodfellow's Tree kangaroo on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. The joey was born at Canberra's National Zoo & Aquarium in September 2013. (Photo by Ann Eldridge/AAP Image/National Zoo and Aquarium Canberra)




An ornithologist catches a swan on the lake Drozdy near the Belarus capital Minsk, on January 23, 2014, to ring the bird for its future identification. (Photo by Viktor Drachev/AFP Photo)

An ornithologist catches a swan on the lake Drozdy near the Belarus capital Minsk, on January 23, 2014, to ring the bird for its future identification. (Photo by Viktor Drachev/AFP Photo)




Ellen a pygmy hippo with her three-month-old daughter Adana, as she  celebrates her ninth birthday at Edinburgh Zoo, on January 22, 2014. (Photo by David Cheskin/PA Wire)

Ellen a pygmy hippo with her three-month-old daughter Adana, as she celebrates her ninth birthday at Edinburgh Zoo, on January 22, 2014. (Photo by David Cheskin/PA Wire)




A monkey sits on a railing and looks skywards in snow-covered Shimla, India, Saturday, January 18, 2014. The northern Indian hill town has been covered in a blanket of snow after it received its first heavy snowfall of the season Friday night. (Photo by AP Photo)

A monkey sits on a railing and looks skywards in snow-covered Shimla, India, Saturday, January 18, 2014. The northern Indian hill town has been covered in a blanket of snow after it received its first heavy snowfall of the season Friday night. (Photo by AP Photo)




A six and a half month old koala joey sits on the mother Eora's back during a media opportunity at Duisburg Zoo in Germany, on January 22, 2014. The female koala has not yet been named and the zoo is  asking fans to vote for a name on a social networking site. (Photo by Frank Augstein/Associated Press)

A six and a half month old koala joey sits on the mother Eora's back during a media opportunity at Duisburg Zoo in Germany, on January 22, 2014. The female koala has not yet been named and the zoo is asking fans to vote for a name on a social networking site. (Photo by Frank Augstein/Associated Press)




A female leopard moves inside a snow covered enclosure at Dachigam Wildlife Sanctuary on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, on January 23, 2014. Wildlife authorities in Indian Kashmir are making special efforts to provide food to the endangered stags known as “hangul”, as they face difficulty in finding vegetation following heavy snowfall, wildlife officials said. (Photo by Dar Yasin/Associated Press)

A female leopard moves inside a snow covered enclosure at Dachigam Wildlife Sanctuary on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, on January 23, 2014. Wildlife authorities in Indian Kashmir are making special efforts to provide food to the endangered stags known as “hangul”, as they face difficulty in finding vegetation following heavy snowfall, wildlife officials said. (Photo by Dar Yasin/Associated Press)




A female resident orca whale breaches while swimming in Puget Sound near Bainbridge Island as seen from a federally permitted research vessel Saturday, January 18, 2014. Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration followed about two dozen of the killer whales from J pod through the Sound Saturday after being alerted to their presence the night before from whale L-87, who carries a satellite-linked tag. (Photo by Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)

A female resident orca whale breaches while swimming in Puget Sound near Bainbridge Island as seen from a federally permitted research vessel Saturday, January 18, 2014. Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration followed about two dozen of the killer whales from J pod through the Sound Saturday after being alerted to their presence the night before from whale L-87, who carries a satellite-linked tag. L-87 was tagged by NOAA several weeks ago as part of ongoing research on the southern resident killer whales. (Photo by Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)




A dog named Caique wears a hat and shirt on Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, January 18, 2014. Caique's owners said they like to dress Caique up for dog parades and that they enjoy pedestrians taking his picture during his daily walks. (Photo by Felipe Dana/AP Photo)

A dog named Caique wears a hat and shirt on Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, January 18, 2014. Caique's owners said they like to dress Caique up for dog parades and that they enjoy pedestrians taking his picture during his daily walks. (Photo by Felipe Dana/AP Photo)




A newly born giraffe explores its surroundings next to its mother Gusti in the zoo in Leipzig, Germany, on January 24, 2014. The giraffe was born 6 days ago. (Photo by Hendrik Schmidt/Associated Press)

A newly born giraffe explores its surroundings next to its mother Gusti in the zoo in Leipzig, Germany, on January 24, 2014. The giraffe was born 6 days ago. (Photo by Hendrik Schmidt/Associated Press)




Sylvester Stallone and a lion kicks off Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 90th Anniversary celebration at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/WireImage)

Sylvester Stallone and a lion kicks off Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 90th Anniversary celebration at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/WireImage)




A female snowy owl rests on a ledge of a building in Washington, Friday, January 24, 2014. The snowy owl which breeds in Arctic tundra, attracted passersby snapping pictures and watching its rare presence in the usually warmer urban area. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)

A female snowy owl rests on a ledge of a building in Washington, Friday, January 24, 2014. The snowy owl which breeds in Arctic tundra, attracted passersby snapping pictures and watching its rare presence in the usually warmer urban area. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)




Pictured at the launch of the Dublin Chinese New Year Festival, at the Garda Mounted Unit Stables, Phoenix Park was Ze Jin Qu (age 4) with Oscar the horse. One of Dublin City Council's biggest annual celebrations, the Festival,  which this year celebrates the Year of the Horse, runs from 31st January – 14th February at venues around the city. (Photo by  Jason Clarke Photography)

Pictured at the launch of the Dublin Chinese New Year Festival, at the Garda Mounted Unit Stables, Phoenix Park was Ze Jin Qu (age 4) with Oscar the horse. One of Dublin City Council's biggest annual celebrations, the Festival, which this year celebrates the Year of the Horse, runs from 31st January – 14th February at venues around the city. (Photo by Jason Clarke Photography)




A visitor take a photo of a life size replica of a lizard crocodile 'Sauroshuchus' exhibited at the Art Science Museum during a media preview in Singapore on January 23, 2014. The exhibit called “Dinosaurs: from dawn to extinction” traces evolution of dinosaurs 600 years back in time. The exhibition will open to visitors from January 25 to July 27. (Photo by Roslan Rahman/AFP Photo)

A visitor take a photo of a life size replica of a lizard crocodile 'Sauroshuchus' exhibited at the Art Science Museum during a media preview in Singapore on January 23, 2014. The exhibit called “Dinosaurs: from dawn to extinction” traces evolution of dinosaurs 600 years back in time. The exhibition will open to visitors from January 25 to July 27. (Photo by Roslan Rahman/AFP Photo)




In this Satuday, January 18, 2014 photo provided by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Tuesday, January 21, 2014, divers try to catch a bottlenose dolphin during the selection process in Taiji, western Japan. Japanese  fishermen have finished killing some of the 250 dolphins trapped recently in what activists say was the biggest roundup they have witnessed in the last four years. (Photo by AP Photo/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society)

In this Satuday, January 18, 2014 photo provided by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Tuesday, January 21, 2014, divers try to catch a bottlenose dolphin during the selection process in Taiji, western Japan. Japanese fishermen have finished killing some of the 250 dolphins trapped recently in what activists say was the biggest roundup they have witnessed in the last four years. The fishermen first selected 52 dolphins to keep alive for sale to aquariums and other customers. They included a rare albino calf and its mother. (Photo by AP Photo/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society)




A frog sits on a leaf and instead of seeing a reflection of itself in the water below, it sees a snail, attached to the bottom of the leaf, in a fish tank in Vietnam. (Photo by Duong Quoc Dinh/Solent Ne/SIPA Press)

A frog sits on a leaf and instead of seeing a reflection of itself in the water below, it sees a snail, attached to the bottom of the leaf, in a fish tank in Vietnam. (Photo by Duong Quoc Dinh/Solent Ne/SIPA Press)




Female chimpanzee Vanessa carries her young one, born on 6 January 2014, in the chimpanzee house of the zoo in Osnbrueck, Germany, 21 January 2014. It is the fifth offspring of the 31 year old chimpanzee Vanessa and it is presumably a boy. (Photo by Carmen Jaspersen/EPA)

Female chimpanzee Vanessa carries her young one, born on 6 January 2014, in the chimpanzee house of the zoo in Osnbrueck, Germany, 21 January 2014. It is the fifth offspring of the 31 year old chimpanzee Vanessa and it is presumably a boy. (Photo by Carmen Jaspersen/EPA)




In this photo taken Monday, January 20, 2014 and distributed by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, a tranquilized elephant is loaded onto a truck near the town of Daloa in western Ivory Coast. Conservationists are capturing and relocating elephants in Ivory Coast forced out of their traditional habitat by encroaching humans, in the first such operation attempted in Africa's forests. (Photo by AP Photo/IFAW)

In this photo taken Monday, January 20, 2014 and distributed by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, a tranquilized elephant is loaded onto a truck near the town of Daloa in western Ivory Coast. Conservationists are capturing and relocating elephants in Ivory Coast forced out of their traditional habitat by encroaching humans, in the first such operation attempted in Africa's forests. The International Fund for Animal Welfare this week began tranquilizing elephants outside the western town of Daloa, then locking them in a crate for the 10-hour drive to Assagny National Park on the southern coast. (Photo by AP Photo/IFAW)




Cheetahs shock safari tour by leaping on their truck to English photographer David Newton captured captivating images of the big cats during the safari in Masai Mara, Kenya. “In the vehicle they see you as part of vehicle but when you get out you may be seen as a prey item”, he said. (Photo by David Newton/Caters News/SIPA Press)

Cheetahs shock safari tour by leaping on their truck to English photographer David Newton captured captivating images of the big cats during the safari in Masai Mara, Kenya. “In the vehicle they see you as part of vehicle but when you get out you may be seen as a prey item”, he said. (Photo by David Newton/Caters News/SIPA Press)




Sterk the lion has become quite taken with ice hockey, since the recent drop in temperature turned the pond in his pen at a Canadian zoo into ice. The 18-month-old male has become the star attraction of Oaklawn Farm Zoo, Nova Scotia, after his keepers started challenging him to hockey games, despite his heavy weight cracking the surface. (Photo by Caters News Agency/SIPA Press)

Sterk the lion has become quite taken with ice hockey, since the recent drop in temperature turned the pond in his pen at a Canadian zoo into ice. The 18-month-old male has become the star attraction of Oaklawn Farm Zoo, Nova Scotia, after his keepers started challenging him to hockey games, despite his heavy weight cracking the surface. (Photo by Caters News Agency/SIPA Press)




Joy Gartner performs with an elephant during the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo in Monaco, on January 19, 2014. (Photo by Eric Gaillard/Reuters)

Joy Gartner performs with an elephant during the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo in Monaco, on January 19, 2014. (Photo by Eric Gaillard/Reuters)




Twenty-five dead pilot whales discovered along the shore of Kice Island on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014 await National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration researchers, who will perform necropsies on Friday. At least 33 pilot whales have been found dead in the area since Sunday. (Photo by Carolina Hidalgo/AP Photo/Naples Daily News)

Twenty-five dead pilot whales discovered along the shore of Kice Island on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014 await National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration researchers, who will perform necropsies on Friday. At least 33 pilot whales have been found dead in the area since Sunday. (Photo by Carolina Hidalgo/AP Photo/Naples Daily News)




In this Friday, January 17, 2014 photo provided by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Tuesday, January 21, 2014, a rare albino calf swims with its mother as bottlenose dolphins are confined in nets by fishermen in Taiji, western Japan. Japanese fishermen have finished killing some of the 250 dolphins trapped recently in what activists say was the biggest roundup they have witnessed in the last four years. (Photo by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society)

In this Friday, January 17, 2014 photo provided by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Tuesday, January 21, 2014, a rare albino calf swims with its mother as bottlenose dolphins are confined in nets by fishermen in Taiji, western Japan. Japanese fishermen have finished killing some of the 250 dolphins trapped recently in what activists say was the biggest roundup they have witnessed in the last four years. Sea Shepherd, best known for its anti-whaling activities, said the fishermen first selected 52 dolphins to keep alive for sale to aquariums and other customers. (Photo by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society)
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