Lesser Horned Owl (Bubo magellanicus) is seen at the meadows of Patagonian valley in Santa Cruz, Argentina on December 21, 2024. Lesser Horned Owl is a large owl of the genus Bubo found in southern South America, with its distinctive “horns”, black-rimmed face and heavily striped abdomen. (Photo by Mehmet Emin Yogurtcuoglu/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Participants jump into the water during the 114th edition of the Copa Nadal (Christmas Cup) swimming race in Barcelona's Port Vell on December 25, 2023. The traditional 200-meter Christmas swimming race gathered around 300 participants on Barcelona's Port Vell (old harbour). (Photo by Josep Lago/AFP Photo)

People swim underwater at Clovelly Beach on December 14, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. A severe heat wave hit Sydney over the weekend, a precursor of hot and dry conditions expected for the rest of the summer which will also bring heightened bushfire risk. The mercury rose to alarming levels again on Thursday. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)

Actors Molly McNearney and Jimmy Kimmel attend The Hollywood Reporter's Annual Women in Entertainment Gala at The Beverly Hills Hotel on December 03, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by John Salangsang/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Models showcase designs aboard fishing boats off Ngor Island during the 23rd Dakar Fashion Week, organized by Senegalese-French designer Adama N'Diaye, founder of the brand “Adama Paris”, on December 6, 2025, in Dakar, Senegal. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Developer of “Hizamakura”, or lap pillow, Makoto Igarashi, introduces the product at Trane Co., Ltd.'s HQ on December 14, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)

A young exhibitor arrives with her kitten on a lead at the National Cat Club show at Crystal Palace, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 2nd December 1931

Nora Muaid stands in Zawraa Park on December 2, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. The park's 180-foot tall Ferris wheel opened earlier this year and is the second largest in the Middle East. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)