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A 16-pound baby female alpaca works on mastering standing up Jan. 24, 2012, at Lee Richardson Zoo's South American Pampas exhibit. The cria, as young alpacas are called, is the first baby of the year at the zoo and the nineth born to it's mother, Ebony.
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Female Malayan tapir cub Pinola stands next to its mother Indah in their compound at the zoo of Nuremberg, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Pinola was born on Jan. 28, 2012.
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A female lion closes its eyes as it is licked by a younger lion at the National Zoo on an unseasonably warm day in Washington February 15, 2012.
Dog plus ball equals game of fetch. Add water to the equation and it unleashes Fido’s inner beast — a canine return to a more primal chase-and-capture instinct captured through animal "lifestyle" photographer Seth Casteel’s submerged camera in backyard pools.
A border collie retrieves a ball underwater.
A Labrador retriever pursues a ball underwater.
A confused Labrador retriever has some difficulty locating the tennis ball.
A yellow Labrador retriever pursues a ball under the water.
A black Labrador retriever says hello.
All photos Seth Casteel/TandemStock.com
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A snow covered bactrian camel stands in an enclosure at the zoo in Zurich February 15, 2012.
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A red-bellied tamarin monkey plays with a green iguana at the Ouwehands zoo in Rhenen February 13, 2012. The small monkey enjoys the company of the iguana and frequently enjoys a ride on its back.
REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin
Tundra hares are seen inside their open-air enclosure at Royev Ruchey Zoo, with the air temperature at about minus 35 degrees Celsius (minus 31 degrees Fahrenheit) on the suburbs of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk February 1, 2012.
Highlights from day two of the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden. Visit The Daily Beast for daily updates from the show.
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A Golden Retriever and handler in the judging ring during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden February 14, 2012.
AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY
A Komondor, in the judging ring during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden February 14, 2012 in New York.
AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY
A Dogue de Bordeaux, waits to enter the judging ring during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden February 14, 2012, in New York.
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Winnie, a Siberian husky, second from left, competes at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. Winnie received an award of merit in the competition.
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Neapolitan mastiff Trinity, left, of Ontario, Canada, waits for judging as people stand nearby at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York.
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Dog Handler Adam Bernardin celebrates with Shadagee Caught Red Handed, an Irish Setter, after the dog won the Sporting Group category at the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York's Madison Square Garden February 14, 2012.
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A pair of Caribbean flamingos extend their heads and necks in a heart shape as flamingos perform courtship dances at the Saitama Children's Zoo in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo.
REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad
An African giraffe, Mas Sura, licks its four-day-old baby at Malaysia's National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur.
REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic
Brown bear (Ursus arctos) cub Medo plays with the Logar family dog in Podvrh village, central Slovenia. The Slovenian Logar family has adopted the three-and-half-month-old bear cub that strolled into their yard.
AFP PHOTO / ROLAND WEIHRAUCH
Orang-utan baby "Changi" kisses his mother "Lea" at the zoo in Krefeld, western Germany.
REUTERS/David Gray
A German Shepherd dog known as 'Pepper' sits with two endangered Bengal Tiger cubs and a Cougar cub (R) at the home of Veterinary Surgeon Rob Zammit in the outer Sydney suburb of Windsor. Zammit took the orphaned cubs into his care after their mothers rejected them as a result of
recent heavy rains scaring them into focusing on their own survival. Zammit's dog then stepped in to help them with supervising their cleaning and toilet training.
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Martha cuddles her baby gorilla on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville. The as of yet un-named baby gorilla was born at 6am on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 and zookeepers have kept their distance to allow the rare and endangered gorillas to bond.
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One of two polar bear cubs namd Gregor and Aleut licks their mother Vera at the Tiergarten zoo in Nuremberg, southern Germany.
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Gorilla mother Dian holds her baby Quembo at the zoo in Frankfurt/M., western Germany.
AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama
Japanese Macaque monkeys groom each other, sitting in a hot spring in the snow at Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park in Yamanouchi, Nagano prefecture, central Japan.
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A mouse rides on the back of a frog in floodwaters in the northern Indian city Lucknow.
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A piglet sleeps on a tiger at Siracha zoo, 80 km (50 miles) east of the Thai capital Bangkok. The zoo is trying to boost visitor numbers by teaching domestic animals such as pigs, and wild animals such as tigers, to live together in harmony from an early age.
REUTERS/Nir Elias
A Bedlington Terrier (L) and a Pomeranian Spitz look at each other during the International Dog Show in Afula, Israel.
Highlights from the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden.
AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY
Handlers in the ring with a Bulldog during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden. February 13, 2012. The English bulldog, with its squat, face, enormous under bite and bulging eyes -- has surged in popularity in recent years. But the very traits that make them lovable are causing the dogs to suffer chronic health problems. The British Kennel Club has revised its standards for the breed. But American enthusiasts, at least for now, have no such plans.
REUTERS/Mike Segar
Dalmatians stand in the ring with handlers during competition at the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York's Madison Square Garden, February 13, 2012.
AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY
A handler in a pair of Ugg boots and a Standard Poodle in the staging area during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden. February 13, 2012.
REUTERS/Mike Segar
Handler Michael Pitts runs with Dalmatian Gabriel's Lost Art during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York's Madison Square Garden February 13, 2012.
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Grand Champion Oakhurst Crusin' in Chrome, an Australian Shepard, poses backstage at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show after winning best of opposite sex on February 13, 2012 in New York City. The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show first held in 1877, is the second-longest continuously held sporting event in the U.S., second only to the Kentucky Derby.
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Jazzy, a Beagle from Texas, is hugged by her groomer's niece, Kate Eichelberger, backstage at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 13, 2012 in New York City. The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show first held in 1877, is the second-longest continuously held sporting event in the U.S., second only to the Kentucky Derby.
AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY
A pair of Beagles on the grooming table during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden. February 13, 2012.
AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY
A Briard waits in the staging area during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden. February 13, 2012.
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Libby, a Cardigan Welsh Corgi, gets groomed in the staging area during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden. February 13, 2012.
AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY
Clara, a Chinese Crested in the staging area during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden. February 13, 2012.
AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY
Harry, the Briard gets groomed in the staging area during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden. February 13, 2012.
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Keith Paladino of Lodi, N.J., second from left, works with a 15 inch Beagle as they line up in the ring for competition at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York.
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Phil, a Bichons Frises, waits for competition at the136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York.
Dottie, a maltese owned by Beverly Quilliam and Wayne Baker of West Chester, Pa., is groomed by Luke Ehricht of Toledo, Ohio at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York.
AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY
A Standard Poodle waits in the staging area during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden. February 13, 2012.
REUTERS/Mike Segar
Caleb, a Bulldog from New York City, cools off next to a fan as he waits next to the ring for his competition at the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York's Madison Square Garden, February 13, 2012.
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Ibizan Hounds are shown the ring at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York.
