Ukrainian servicemen prepare 122mm artillery cannon before firing towards Russian positions in Kherson region, Ukraine, Sunday October 27, 2024. (Photo by Marko Ivkov/AP Photo)

Two sloth bear cubs save their paws from the hot ground during a search for food in the Daroji Bear Sanctuary in Karnataka, India in the second decade of January 2025. (Photo by Baiju Patil/Solent News)

Canadian-American actress and model Pamela Anderson in the last decade of January 2025 looks the business – even after getting snubbed for an Oscar. Pamela received critical acclaim for her role as an ageing Vegas dancer in The Last Showgirl, and got a Golden Globes nomination. (Photo by Adrienne Raquel)

Michael Olivant, a Times reader, saw a chance to contribute when a Dalmatian pelican landed on his wife’s head at Lake Kerkini in northern Greece in the first decade of February 2025. (Photo by Michael Olivant/The Times)

American model Amelia Gray Hamlin is seen in Madison Square Park on February 10, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by The Hapa Blonde/GC Images)

The “Sarandi” stream, dyed red due to unknown contaminants allege residents, flows into the Río de la Plata on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, February 6, 2025. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

English-Albanian singer Dua Lipa performs her “Radical Optimism Tour” at Rod Laver Arena on March 23, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Naomi Rahim/Getty Images)

People exercise in Primrose Hill in London, Britain, 20 March 2025. The first day of spring in the UK astronomically occurs on the vernal equinox where earth's axis is not tilted towards or away from the sun, resulting in an equal amount of day and night on all latitudes. (Photo by Neil Hall/EPA/EFE)