A rabbit emerges from a flooded field in Abbotsford B.C., on Thursday, December 11, 2025. (Photo by . (Photo by Canadian Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)




A snowy owl glides over the snow-blanketed grasslands at Hadatu Ranch amid freezing temperatures of around minus 30 degrees Celcius on December 22, 2025 in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia of China. (Photo by Chi Shiyong/VCG via Getty Images)




A North American robin (Turdus migratorius) tosses back bright red holly berries while perched in a dense thicket near the Umpqua River in rural southwestern Oregon on December 21, 2025. Holly is a familiar symbol of the winter holidays, often used in seasonal decorations, but its berries are toxic to humans. Some birds, including robins, can eat them safely and rely on the fruit as an important cold-weather food source. (Photo by Robin Loznak/Rex Features/Shutterstock)




A threetoed sloth (Bradypus spp.) hangs from a branch in Metropolitan Natural Park, a protected area in Panama City, on December 22, 2025. Metropolitan Natural Park is the main green lung of Panama City and one of the few tropical forests located within a capital city in Latin America. Covering more than 230 hectares of jungle, trails and viewpoints, the park is home to a remarkable diversity of wildlife, including sloths, howler monkeys, deer and more than 250 bird species. (Photo by Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images)




Adelie penguins approach the Antarctic research vessel Shirase, which has stopped in the fast ice zone, on December 21, 2025 near 69°S, 39°E in Antarctica. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)




A red squirrel is seen feeding on a nut as reports of red species numbers being increasing on December 11, 2025 in Dundee, Scotland. Recent reports indicate that the geographic range of red squirrels in the Scottish Highlands has increased by more than 25% following a decade-long reintroduction project. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)




The Golden Langur, a rare monkey species, is seen inside the Burapahar range of Kaziranga National Park in India, on December 14, 2025. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/Rex Features/Shutterstock)




A group of stags charge across a frosty field in Bushy Park, London, leaping in near-perfect formation as the early morning mist hangs low in the second decade of December 2025. (Photo by Max Ellis/The Times)




This photo taken on March 24, 2025 shows a snow leopard pictured at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Located in the northern part of Xizang with an average altitude exceeding 4,500 meters, the Changtang National Nature Reserve is home to over 30 kinds of wild animals listed on China's national-level protection catalogue, including Tibetan antelopes and wild yaks. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)




Australian rainbow lorikeets scientific name (Trichoglossus moluccanus) feeding on tree nectar in Adelaide on December 16, 2025. (Photo by Amer Ghazzaly/Rex Features/Shutterstock)