Two young China leopards look out of a wicker basket in Cottbus Zoo in Cottbus, Germany, on Jan. 28. The zoo has achieved an important breeding success with the China leopards.
The Week in Animals, Jan. 29-Feb. 4
Newborns, rescues and fun in freezing temperatures highlight the week in animal photos.
A volunteer gets ready to feed one of the 1,200 rescued Cape Cormorant chicks being taken care of at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan. 28. The chick's parents abandoned them, it is thought, for a lack of food, which is mostly anchovies.
Visitors attend tours in a caged land vehicle to visit Ranch de Bandia Lion and Nature Park in Nguekhokhe, Senegal, on Jan. 24.
A monkey family sit on sticks to warm themselves during a cold morning in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 22.
A husky dog looks out from a camper van in Camberley, England, on Jan. 24.
A giant panda cub plays at the Qinling breeding and research center on Jan. 22 in China's Shaanxi Province.
A newborn Nubian giraffe named Christine stands in her indoor enclosure at the Safaripark Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands, on Jan. 27. Nubian giraffes are rare in the wild due to deforestation and hunting.
Border Security Force camel contingent stands guard at Raisina Hills during rehearsals for Beating Retreat 2021, in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 21.
Aerial artist Vivian Freiwald from the Cirkus Alexander in Delitzsch, Germany, worries a lot about her animals, which include the rare white camel brothers Massai and Simba. For almost a year now, she has been unable to perform with the circus she founded nine years ago.
African bush elephants are seen at the Africam Safari ecological park in Puebla, Mexico, on Jan. 27.
Winston, an 8-month-old Border Terrier, enjoys the snow for the first time near Windsor, England, on Jan. 24.
Sheela plays with one of her 5-month old male cubs in an enclosure at the Bengal Safari wildlife park in Siliguri, India, on Jan. 21.
Railway Protection Force personnel and dogs take part in the Republic Day Parade in Secunderabad, India, on Jan. 26.
A black rhino walks through the outdoor enclosure at Magdeburg Zoo in Magdeburg, Germany, on Jan. 21.