Hundreds of onlookers descended upon White Rock beach, just south of Vancouver, Canada, on June 12, 2012 to mourn a beached whale that died on the sandy tidal flats. (Photo by Nick Procaylo/PNG/PNG Merlin Archive)
Twin baby panthers Remaong and Ferra cling to their basket while being presented to the media at Tierpark Berlin zoo on July 13, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. The two panthers were born in captivity on April 26. (Photo by Sean Gallup)
Actress Anne Hathaway attends the “The Dark Knight Rises” World Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 16, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman)
Back in September, French photographer Clement Briend projected giant gargoyle heads on to trees at Parc de Saint-Cloud near Paris. The installation was part of European Heritage Days 2012.
A volunteer approaches a male toad to pick him up from a road near Berlin on March 18, 2012 in Gueterfelde, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)