A woman takes a photo of a fish in a newly opened Africarium in Wroclaw zoo, an oceanarium complex presenting various ecosystems connected with water environment of Africa on November 19, 2014. (Photo by Janek Skarzynski/AFP Photo)

An expert examines a Scottish Fold cat during a cat exhibition in Kiev, Ukraine, November 16, 2014.The exhibition for cat lovers runs from November 15 to 16. (Photo by Tatyana Zenkovich/EPA)

An expert examines a Scottish Fold cat during a cat exhibition in Kiev, Ukraine, 16 November 2014. (Photo by Tatyana Zenkovich/EPA)

Jimbelung, a two-year-old koala, is held in the media center at the G20 Summit in Brisbane November 16, 2014. Jimbelung and another koala became famous after being held by world leaders, including U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the summit on Saturday. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Jimbelung, a two-year-old koala, is held in the media center at the G20 Summit in Brisbane November 16, 2014. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

A staff member measures the height of a black bear at a national forest park in Puer, Yunnan province November 16, 2014. The park for the first time measured the height and weight of six kinds of animals, including the black bear, red panda, slow loris, white-cheeked gibbon and egret, for data collection purposes. (Photo by Wong Campion/Reuters)

A slow loris sits on a scale as staff measures its weight at a national forest park in Puer, Yunnan province November 16, 2014. (Photo by Wong Campion/Reuters)

Modesto the giraffe wears a hat at the zoo in Ciudad Juarez November 17, 2014. Modesto is the mascot of the city and looking for a mate, according to the zoo administration. (Photo by Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters)

Giant panda twins Maozhu and Maosun play at the Giant Panda Research Base in Chengdu, Sichuan province, November 20, 2014. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)

Immigrant flamingo birds look for food in the Arabian Gulf waters of Kuwait City, Kuwait, 20 November 2014. (Photo by Raed Qutena/EPA)

A capped langur seen at Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden on November 15, 2014 in Guwahati, the capital city of north-eastern state of Assam, India. The Capped langur is one of the most endangered primate species in India.(Photo by Luit Chaliha/Barcroft India)

Pride of young lions circle the honey badger, on October 11, 2014, in Selinda Reserve, Botswana. Do not mess with this badger! The courageous mammal managed faced off against eight lions – and survived to tell the tale. Despite its size, the brave honey badger snapped at the bemused cats as they tried to catch an easy meal. But it soon became clear the eight felines had bitten off more than they could chew. Kane Motswana, a 34-year-old guide at the Selinda Reserve in Botswana, who watched the battle unfold, said: “The females initially ran towards the honey badger and the sub-adult males joined shortly after”. (Photo by Kane Motswana/Barcroft Media)

Two Siberian Tiger cubs play in their enclosure in the Shanghai Zoo on November 18, 2014. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)

An alpaca chewing a leaf is pictured on November 18, 2014 in the zoo of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Frank Rumpenhorst/AFP Photo/DPA)

An alpaca watches another one munching on an autumn leaf in their enclosure at the zoo in Frankfurt, central Germany, Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Photo by Frank Rumpenhorst/AFP Photo/DPA)

In this undated photo provided by GoPro, a dog wearing two GoPro cameras, one on his back and one on his chest, held on by what is known as a Fetch dog harness, dig into sand at an unknown location. GoPro Inc.'s Fetch dog harness fits over your dogs chest or back and holds the small, waterproof camera known for attaching to helmets, surfboards, cars and wrists to film rugged adventures. Sony, Garmin and Kurgo also make camera mounts for dogs. (Photo by AP Photo/GoPro)

A male panther chameleon explores the surrounding of its enclosure at the Zoo in Zurich, Switzerland, 19 November 2014. (Photo by Steffen Schmidt/EPA)

A mini poodle plays on a desk after competition at the 2014 China International Pet Show in Beijing on November 17, 2014. The China International Pet Show (CIPS) will take place from November 17 to 20. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)

A wallaby is pictured, on November 13, 2014, at the zoo, in Mulhouse, eastern France. (Photo by Sebastien Bozon/AFP Photo)

A Bengal Tiger yawns in its enclosure in the Shanghai Zoo on November 18, 2014. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)

People take pictures of a turtle in newly opened Africarium in Wroclaw zoo, an oceanarium complex presenting various ecosystems connected with water environment of Africa on November 19, 2014. (Photo by Janek Skarzynski/AFP Photo)

Lucky birds came WHALE-Y close to being gobbled up by a hungry whale – swooping through its gaping jaws as they slammed shut. The cheeky birds were trying to poach fish being swallowed by the whale, but as they dived in the whale began to close its mighty mouth. Keen photographers Coke and Som Smith captured the incredible scene off Ban Taboon, a village around 50 miles southwest of Bangkok, Thailand. Coke, 52, a teacher by day, revealed Brydes whales do sometimes inadvertently swallow birds. But these fortunate few were able to evade becoming lunch with less than a second to spare. (Photo by Caters News)