A duck has its beak covered in snow on December 13, 2012 at the border of the river Ilmenau in a park in Bad Bevensen, central Germany. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPP SCHULZE
Enjoy this beastly Christmas carol rendition (liberties taken) courtesy The Daily Beast!
Dashing through the snow
A duck walks on the snow in Stralsund, eastern Germany. AFP PHOTO / STEFAN SAUER
On a one-horse open sleigh
Horses jump through falling snow in Hambach/Diez, western Germany. AFP PHOTO / BORIS ROESSLER
Over the fields we go
A young elephant plays in the snow at the zoo in Berlin. AFP PHOTO / TIM BRAKEMEIER
Laughing all the way
A Bernese Mountain dog plays in the snow in Zagreb. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
Bells on bob-tail ring
A peacock walks in its enclosure at Hagenbeck zoo in Hamburg, northern Germany. AFP PHOTO / MALTE CHRISTIANS
Making spirits bright
A young polar bear wallows in snow at the public zoo in the Russia's second city of Saint-Petersburg. AFP PHOTO / OLGA MALTSEVA
What fun it is to ride and sing
A group of grey geese is pictured in the snow at the Tierpark Hellabrunn zoo in Munich. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS GEBERT
A sleighing song tonight
A husky dog team enjoys the snow outside Aviemore in Scotland. REUTERS/Jeff J Mitchell
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Participant Kevin Mifsud (R) wearing a Santa Claus hat and his pet Labrador dog play with a water polo ball during a charity swim at the marina of the Grand Hotel Excelsior in Floriana, outside Valletta, December 9, 2012. Some 45 people braved the cold weather to take part in the aptly-named "Santa's Swim" to raise funds for L-Istrina, a Christmas national fundraising event in aid of the President's Community Chest Fund, according to the organisers.
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The Star's Chief Photographer/Multimedia, Bernard Weil had just come off the roof of the family cottage at Pigeon Lake after blowing the gutters clean when he heard a rustling sound beside him and observed the downspout jiggling side to side. Weil dropped the ladder and yard blower that he was carrying, pulled out his iPhone and started up his favorite photo app - Hipstamatic. Waiting quietly, the little guy finally appeared, unaware that the forecast for the area called for heavy rains. We think the little guy better find a new home for the night.
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Anteater Ilse gets a shower from Zookeeper Alex at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna July 6, 2012. The animals at the zoo are being cooled down as Austria since last week has been hit by a heat wave with temperatures up to 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit), according to Austria's national weather service agency ZAMG.
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Ducks line up to jump into the water at the fountains at the National World War II Memorial during a heat wave at the nation's capital Washington, July 6, 2012.
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A sun bear reacts to triple-digit temperatures at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb., July 6, 2012. The temperature reached 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.5 Celsius)
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A bird cools off from the extreme heat in a water fountain at St. James Park in Toronto on July 5, 2012.
