A white swan swims in its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo on November 18, 2010. AFP PHOTO / NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA
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A white swan swims in its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo on November 18, 2010. AFP PHOTO / NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA
Two polar bears swim in their enclosure at the Moscow Zoo, on November 18, 2010. AFP PHOTO / NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA
These strange and unusual animals are the focus of a conservation program launched November 16, 2010 by the Zoological Society of London, one that aims to eventually secure the existence of some of the world's rarest mammals. The program, called EDGE (for Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered) targets 100 species for scientific study, and the zoological society aims to take action on the top ten by the end of the year.
A baby slender loris is seen in this undated photograph released by the Zoological Society of London on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007. It isn't often that the northern hairy-nosed wombat, the slender loris, and the pygmy hippopotamus share the spotlight. But these strange and unusual animals are the focus of a conservation program launched Tuesday by the Zoological Society of London. (AP Photo/Zoological Society of London)
An undated handout photo received in London on November 18, 2010, shows a Chinese pangolin. A scaly anteater and a bat-eared bushbaby are among the weird and wonderful animals that have been added to a list of the 100 most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered (EDGE) mammals in the world. AFP PHOTO / Zoological Society of London / Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden
An undated handout photo received in London on November 18, 2010, shows a Malayan Tapir, at the Zoological Society of London. A scaly anteater and a bat-eared bushbaby are among the weird and wonderful animals that have been added to a list of the 100 most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered (EDGE) mammals in the world. AFP PHOTO / Zoological Society of London / Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden
An undated handout photo received in London on November 18, 2010, shows a Rondo dwarf galago. A scaly anteater and a bat-eared bushbaby are among the weird and wonderful animals that have been added to a list of the 100 most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered (EDGE) mammals in the world. AFP PHOTO / Zoological Society of London / Johan Karlsson
A Siamese crocodile is displayed at the Tropiquarium of Servion on November 11, 2010 near Lausanne. The fresh water crocodile native from Asia is critically endangered and already exterminated from many regions. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRIN
A Meerkat looks out of its enclosure at the zoo in the eastern German city of Jaderberg on November 12, 2010. Heat lamps have being installed to keep the animals warm as winter approaches. AFP PHOTO / INGO WAGNER
A stork is pictured in St James's Park, central London on November 15, 2010. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS
A green iguana eats lunch at the Tropiquarium of Servion on November 11, 2010 near Lausanne. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI
A bulldog partakes in an open call for skimboarding and leaping dogs November 8, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. The most talented skimboarding dogs and dogs who can leap into a pool of water will appear in a Rose Parade float. This year's float is being certified by Guinness as the "world's heaviest" at over 35 tons. (Lionel Hahn/Abaca Press/MCT)
Luk Chai (R) meets the newest and yet un-named baby elephant (L), in Sydney on November 5, 2010. The Zoo's elephant keepers have completed the introductions of the newborn who was born on November 2, to the calves and other adult females in the herd recently. AFP PHOTO/TARONGA ZOO/RICK STEVENS
A keeper brushes a hippo's teeth at the Shanghai Zoo November 3, 2010. The hippo has its teeth cleaned three times a week to reduce the chance of mouth diseases. REUTER/Stringer
