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Need a little cute in your life? We all do. There’s nothing wrong with getting a warm and fuzzy fix on a daily basis. That’s why we’re here, with a dose of the most aww-inducing animal pictures on the Web this week.
SNOW BEAR
At the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, a bear lends a helping paw in preparing for Snow Days on February 9 and 10.
ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images
STOP THE STRAYS
The Local Government in Mexico City started a sterilization campaign for stray dogs and cats where they become spayed and neutered. Pictured is a cat waiting for its turn for surgery at the Las Golondrinas neighborhood.
Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society/AP Photo
JUMPIN’ FOR JOEYS
Kangaroo mothers Sheila and Daisy stand with their joeys at the Brookfield Zoo’s Australia House exhibit in Brookfield, Illinois. The joeys were born last year, and have started to emerge from their mother’s pouches to explore their new surroundings.
Tennesee Aquarium/facebook
WORK IT
At the Tennessee Aquarium, an awesome snake-necked turtle strikes a pose for the camera.
ROLAND WEIHRAUCH/AFP/Getty Images
I WANT YOU TO LOVE ME
Two gorgeous lions are pictured at the zoo in Duisburg, Germany, nuzzling up against each other.
Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
BUTTERFLY BEAUTIES
In Woking, England, a staff member at The Glasshouse at RHS Wisley Gardens holds a handful of beautiful, rare and exotic butterflies.
Gil Myers/Smithsonian’s National Zoo/facebook
SITATUNGA MEDITATION
A male sitatunga named Marley shows off his “yoga” skills at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C.
Chester Zoo/facebook
DRUMROLL PLEASE
In the U.K. at the Chester Zoo, “Hari Hi Way” the baby elephant received his name. Woohoo!
Frank Augstein/AP Photo
LIVE FOR LOCUSTS
During stock taking at the zoo in Duisburg, Germany, a red-handed tamarin feasts on some delicious locust. Over 3,000 species are counted at the zoo.
Reid Park Zoo/facebook
AN OTTER WAY OF LIFE
In Arizona at the Reid Park Zoo, an African Spotted-Neck Otter shoes off its natural aquatic abilities.
Virginia Zoo/AP Photo
LION LABRADOODLE ON THE LOOSE
A Labradoodle named Charles is pictured with the Virginia Zoo’s executive director in Norfolk, Va. The dog had received a haircut to look like the lion mascot of Old Dominion University. However, local residents who had seen the crazy haircut had reported a lion on the loose. Too funny!
Reid Park Zoo/facebook
HE LOVES ME …
At the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Ariz., a tortoise enjoys rose petals as a tasty treat. The flowers make great snacks for these herbivores.
MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images
POLLY WANTS LOVE
Parrot owner Abdul Wadud poses with Princess the macaw outside a court in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Princess is lovesick after being parted with her male partner due to a dispute between their owners. Since separated from her mate on Jan. 3, Princess has been refusing food. We hope everything works out between the two.
Frantisek Susta/Zoo Praha/facebook
TOYS FOR TIGERS
At Zoo Praha in the Czech Reublic, a tiger is seen carefully inspecting a toy that had been made for him last week by zoo visitors in a special workshop.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
PARADE KICKOFF
In Miami Beach, Fla., elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus parade along Ocean Drive in a sneak peak performance for the opening of the circus.
VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images
WILL BE CUTE FOR WATERMELON
A brown bear snacks on watermelon while cooling itself in a pool at the zoo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Chester Zoo/facebook
LITTLE GIANT
In the U.K. at the Chester Zoo, a baby giant anteater is the zoo’s newest arrival. This adorable youngster was born on Sunday to mom Bliss.
Taronga Zoo/facebook
KOALA CUDDLE
There are three koala joeys in this picture! The trio are now of the age where they no longer need to have their mothers with them, and have moved in together to form a nursery group at the Taronga Zoo in Australia. So cute!
Zoo Leipzig/facebook
BONOBO BABY
Yasa the bonobo gave birth yesterday to an adorable little baby. The little one and its mother are doing well, and visitors at the Zoo Leipzig are now able to see the duo.
PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images
THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE
A model poses with a beautiful snake during a snake display in Hong Kong, to promote responsible breeding and pet ownership.
Jens Meyer/AP Photo
LAY OFF THE FLIES
An African bullfrog is measured by a zookeeper at the Dresden Zoo in eastern Germany during an annual stocktaking. During the inventory, the animals are counted and placed on scales.
Zoo Atlanta/facebook
OWL LOVE
At Zoo Atlanta, a milky eagle owl owlet hatched on December 24. It takes about 48 hours for the chick to completely make it out of the egg. So cute!
Lee Jin-man/AP Photo
HOT BATH BABY
A Japanese macaque sits with its baby in a hot springs bath to keep warm from the cold weather at a zoo in the Everland Amusement Park in Yongin, South Korea.
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo/facebook
HEDGEHOG HELPER
In Indiana, at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, Aldo the hedgehog is the newest program animal.
Oregon Zoo/facebook
GREAT TRANSITIONS
Lily the baby elephant is having a nice integration into her herd at the Oregon Zoo. She will no longer need “viewing hours” with the herd.
Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo/facebook
TAPIR BIRTHDAY
Ulan the Malayan tapir turned one yesterday! Little Ulan loves to swim with her mother in the exhibit’s pool at the the Tampa Lowry Park Zoo in Florida.
Geoffrey Robinson / Rex
SQUIRREL RESCUE
After a small grey squirrel became stranded in a pond in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, three fire engines arrived with a ladder to help save the rodent. The little squirrel managed to make its way up the ladder and onto dry land.
Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo/facebook
PYGMY PLAYTIME
At the Tampa Lowry Park Zoo in Florida, Zola the pygmy hippo enjoys a nice, muddy playtime.
Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images
MARMOSET MAMA
At the Whipsnade Zoo in England, a silvery marmoset carries her baby as she looks through a window to check for food.
Smithsonian’s National Zoo/facebook
STEP-BY-STEP
Strawberry poison dart frogs exhibit amazing behavior at the Smithsonian’s National Park Zoo in Washington D.C. The mothers carry each of their tadpoles one-by-one up a tree to a pool of water in a bromeliad. Amazing!
KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images
SEA LION PICASSO
Jay the sea lion paints a Chinese character reading “the Serpent” near Tokyo at the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise.
Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images
KOALA LOVE
Tennis player Laura Robson poses with a koala during a visit to Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary in Hobart, Australia, during the second day of the Hobart International at Domain Tennis Centre.
Marianna Massey/Getty Images
FEAST FOR TWO
Two adorable zebras, Zuri and Zibier, feast on a block of frozen carrots at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.
Zoo Miami/facebook
HAPPY HARPY
A precious harpy eagle chick has hatched at Zoo Miami in Florida. Photographer Ron Magill captured this beautiful picture Tuesday morning. So cute!
Katerina Sulova/CTK/AP Photo
MOVIE DOG-GOERS
In the Czech Republic, a woman calms her pet dog before watching “Frankenweenie,” a Tim Burton film about a boy and his dog. This is the first film showing that people and their dogs were able to attend together in Prague, at the Bio Oko Cinema.
Lenny Ignelzi/AP Photo
LEGALIZE FERRETS
Ferret owner Pat Wright poses with his three ferrets to show support for legalizing ferret ownership in California. The adorable ferrets live with Wright’s three dogs and cat.
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
RHINO GREATNESS
In Dunstable, England, a four-week-old greater one-horned rhino named Jamil stands close to her mother in their enclosure at the Whipsnade Zoo.
NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images
BEAUTIFUL BARN OWLS
Indian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals inspector Ashok Joshi holds injured barn owls in Amritsar, India.
Taronga Zoo/facebook
SPRING IS NEAR
In Australia, at the Taronga Zoo, reticulate gila monsters are starting to show signs that hatchlings may be on the way. The lizards have been boring down into the soil, which is a common behavior shown previous to laying eggs.
JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images
PELICAN PRETTIES
At the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin, two newborn pelican chicks are presented to the media. The babies were born this month and are currently being raised by hand.
Nati Harnik/AP Photo
GOT MILK?
A sleepy and adorable female lion cub shows off a milk mustache after being bottle-fed at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska.
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium/facebook
A WALK IN THE AARDVARK PARK
At the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb., a female aardvark calf is on display for all to see. You can help name her! Too cute.
BERND THISSEN/AFP/Getty Images
BE MINE
At the zoo in Dortmund, western Germany, a young male red panda recently got matched with a new female partner. Here, they are pictured together sitting on a tree at their zoo enclosure.
Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo/AP Photo
HUNGRY AND HEALTHY
Beautiful panda cub Xiao Liwu munches on bamboo before a health examination at the San Diego Zoo. The health examination went very well. Little Xiao Liwu is happy and healthy!
BARBARA SAX/AFP/Getty Images
PENGUIN POSES
At the Zoologischer Garten Zoo in Berlin, a jackass penguin poses for the camera in its enclosure. The endangered species inhabits in the wild on the coasts of southern Africa.
Mandy Cheng/AFP/Getty Images
ADOPT ME, PLEASE?
At an event in Taipei, Taiwan, rescued stray dogs wait to find their forever homes. An animal protection group gathered with local celebrities to help raise awareness of adopting stray animals instead of purchasing them.
Zoo Brno/facebook
BEAUTIFUL BRAZILIAN BABY
Gorgeous Brazilian tapir, Celestynka, has some fun in his enclosure at Zoo Brno in the Czech Republic. He has grown quite a bit, and loves to run around and play in his snowy outdoor enclosure.
Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo
MUDDY BUT MARVELOUS
At the London Zoo, a muddy bullfrog is inspected during a photo call for a stock take. More than 17,500 animals were counted in the zoo’s annual head count.
Zoo Basel/facebook
FOAL FROLICS
In Switzerland’s Zoo Basel, the rarest animal at the zoo has given birth. A Somali wild ass foal was born on Dec. 27, 2012. The baby, named Jana, is noted by her keepers as being extraordinarily lively. She is gorgeous!
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium/facebook
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TRUNKS ‘N’ TREATS
Elephants at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio receive a delicious snowman treat from their keepers. Yum!
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