This spiky tenrec was spotted in Madagascar’s Mantadia National Park in the last decade of September 2025. Mostly nocturnal and rarely seen, it puffs out its spines when threatened. Spiky tenrecs are excellent swimmers — unlike most spiny mammals, some species of tenrec can forage in streams and rivers, using their spines for protection while hunting aquatic insects and small prey. (Photo by Dale Morris/Solent News & Photo Agency)

Beau Blades poses for photo at Mulletfest 2025 Grand Final at the Chelmsford Hotel on December 06, 2025 in Kurri Kurri, Australia. Hundreds of mullet enthusiasts from across Australia and internationally converged at Chelmsford Hotel in the Hunter Valley for the Mulletfest Grand Final, where competitors vied for the coveted title of “Best Mullet of Them All” across multiple categories ranging from junior to extreme styles. (Photo by George Chan/Getty Images)

A horseman rides through a bonfire during the annual “Luminarias” celebration on the eve of Saint Anthony's day, Spain's patron saint of animals, in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares, Avila, Spain, January 16, 2026. (Photo by Ana Beltran/Reuters)

A racegoer reacts to picking a winner in the first race on the third day of the Royal Ascot horserace meeting, which is traditionally known as Ladies Day, at Ascot, England Thursday, June 17, 2021. (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)

A customer plays “Red Light, Green Light” game from the Netflix show “Squid Game” at Strawberry Cafe in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 15, 2021. (Photo by Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters)

Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires consume a home in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes. (Photo by Noah Berger/AP Photo)

Gymnasts from the Pyongyang Circus Theater perform during Mother's Day Monday, November 16, 2020, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)

A demonstrator skateboards in front of a burning police vehicle during a protest against a new proposed policing bill, in Bristol, Britain, March 21, 2021. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill would give forces in England and Wales more power to impose conditions on non- violent protests, including those deemed too noisy or a nuisance, with fines or jail for those convicted. (Photo by Peter Cziborra/Reuters)