• This photo taken shows swans on a lake in Weihai in China's eastern Shandong province. AFP
    This photo taken shows swans on a lake in Weihai in China's eastern Shandong province. AFP
  • A polar bear plays with his Christmas toy at the Como Park Zoo, in St. Paul, Minn. AP
    A polar bear plays with his Christmas toy at the Como Park Zoo, in St. Paul, Minn. AP
  • An orangutan of the Wilhelma Zoological and Botanical Garden is given Christmas parcels, in Stuttgart, Germany. AP
    An orangutan of the Wilhelma Zoological and Botanical Garden is given Christmas parcels, in Stuttgart, Germany. AP
  • A tigress and her cubs receive their meat in boxes wrapped in Christmas paper as a festive Christmas dinner in safari park Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands. EPA
    A tigress and her cubs receive their meat in boxes wrapped in Christmas paper as a festive Christmas dinner in safari park Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands. EPA
  • "Prohor" the bear holds a gift brought by a visitor as part of a Christmas tradition at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City. AFP
    "Prohor" the bear holds a gift brought by a visitor as part of a Christmas tradition at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City. AFP
  • "Trompita" the elephant tries to open a gift brought by a visitor as part of a Christmas tradition at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City. AFP
    "Trompita" the elephant tries to open a gift brought by a visitor as part of a Christmas tradition at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City. AFP
  • A peacock spreads its feathers at Hysni Rexha's farm in Gjakova, Kosovo. REUTERS
    A peacock spreads its feathers at Hysni Rexha's farm in Gjakova, Kosovo. REUTERS
  • This photo taken shows pandas playing as staff members cover the enclosure with snow at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu in China's southwestern Sichuan province. AFP
    This photo taken shows pandas playing as staff members cover the enclosure with snow at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu in China's southwestern Sichuan province. AFP
  • A photo provided by the Potter Park Zoo shows a newborn black rhino calf that was born at the zoo on Christmas Eve, in Lansing, Michigan. AP
    A photo provided by the Potter Park Zoo shows a newborn black rhino calf that was born at the zoo on Christmas Eve, in Lansing, Michigan. AP
  • A koala surrounded by Christmas decorations at the Australian Reptile Park at Somersby, north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. EPA
    A koala surrounded by Christmas decorations at the Australian Reptile Park at Somersby, north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. EPA

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December 26, 2019

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