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Weekly Adorbs for Jan. 7-11, 2013

Friday, January 11, 2013 13:00
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  • Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens/facebook

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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

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    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

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    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

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    WORK IT

    At the Tennessee Aquarium, an awesome snake-necked turtle strikes a pose for the camera. 

  • ROLAND WEIHRAUCH/AFP/Getty Images

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    DRUMROLL PLEASE

    In the U.K. at the Chester Zoo, “Hari Hi Way” the baby elephant received his name. Woohoo!

  • Frank Augstein/AP Photo

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    HEDGEHOG HELPER

    In Indiana, at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, Aldo the hedgehog is the newest program animal. 

  • Oregon Zoo/facebook

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    PYGMY PLAYTIME

    At the Tampa Lowry Park Zoo in Florida, Zola the pygmy hippo enjoys a nice, muddy playtime.

  • Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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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    Next: See More Adorable Animals!

    TRUNKS ‘N’ TREATS

    Elephants at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio receive a delicious snowman treat from their keepers. Yum!

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