Rockhopper penguins live up to their name as they navigate the rugged coastline of Marion Island in the southern Indian Ocean. (Photo by Thomas P. Peschak)

A photographer with a hidden camera took 2,500 photos before this elusive badger was ready for his close-up in September 2020. (Photo by Andy Swinden/BNPS)

Storks casts shadows as they search for food on the dried-up Lake May in southwest Turkey on October 30, 2021. (Photo by Seyit Konyal/Solent News)

American singer-songwriter Madonna poses for a sеxed up snap with her daughter Lourdes Leon in December 2021. (Photo by madona/Instagram)

The Villarrica volcano lights up the sky at night seen from Pucon town, Chile on December 14, 2023. (Photo by Cristobal Saavedra Escobar/Reuters)

English actress and model Elizabeth Hurley snuggles up to her beau Billy Ray Cyrus in lingerie on December 9, 2025. (Photo by elizabethhurley1/Instagram)

American media personality and socialite Kylie Jenner in the second decade of December 2024 cuddles up to mom Kris in a sweet pic. (Photo by kyliejenner/Instagram)

The moon is seen in its waxing gibbous stage as it rises behind the helicopter from the original Batman television show, which people can ride at the New Jersey State Fair, Saturday, June 22, 2013, in East Rutherford, N.J. The moon, which will reach its full stage on Sunday, is expected to be 13.5 percent closer to earth during a phenomenon known as supermoon. (Photo by Julio Cortez/AP Photo)