Two rare white lion cubs at the Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen

Two rare white lion cubs play with each other at the Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen

Zukhro, walks with Vadik, an 18-month-old male lion

Zukhro, walks with Vadik, an 18-month-old male lion

Kevin Richardson, a.k.a. the Lion Whisperer lays with two of his lions

Kevin Richardson, a.k.a. the Lion Whisperer lays with two of his lions in their enclosure at the Kingdom of the White Lion Park in Broederstroom, near Johannesburg South Africa

Lions bowler Ethan O'Reilly successfully appeals for LBW against Guyana's batsman Travis Dowlin

Lions bowler Ethan O'Reilly successfully appeals for LBW against Guyana's batsman Travis Dowlin to dismiss him for 7 runs during the Champions League Twenty20 cricket match

Orangutan Hanama cuddles these two baby lion cubs as he plays dad to the young pair.

Orangutan Hanama cuddles these two baby lion cubs as he plays dad to the young pair.

Two lionesses launch an attack on a male lion at Kruger National Park in South Africa

Two lionesses launch an attack on a male lion at Kruger National Park in South Africa 

A lion walks past a jeep's headlights at the Pafuri game reserve

A lion walks past a jeep's headlights at the Pafuri game reserve

Amazing pictures on safari Part1

The Okavango delta is seen outside Jao Luxury Safari Camp

The sun sets over the Okavango Delta outside Jao Luxury Safari Camp

 An zebra looks on outside Kingspool Luxury Safari Camp in the Okanvango Delta o

 A girl enjoys a sundowner outside Kingspool Luxury Safari Camp in the Okanvango Delta

A large flock of red-billed quelea fly together at the Mashatu game reserve

 A cheetah looks out across a savannah at the Mashatu game reserve in Botswana. 

A lion walks past a jeep's headlights at the Pafuri game reserve

A crocodile relaxes on a sand island

A female nyala  in the Edeni Game Reserve, South Africa

A dead flower rises from dry soil at the Pafuri game reserve

 A lion relaxes on the banks of the Luvuvhu river
 at the Pafuri game reserve

 A waterbuck in the Edeni Game Reserve, South Africa.

The sun rises  in the Edeni Game Reserve

A hippo breaks the surface of the water outside Kingspool
Luxury Safari Camp

Vultures fly from a tree in the Edeni Game Reserve, South Africa

Baby "Ligers" : hybrids of lions and tigresses

Baby "Ligers", which are hybrids of lions and tigresses,
sleep inside a private zoo in Tainan 

A north Chinese leopard cub goes on display at Hamburg zoo.

A north Chinese leopard cub goes on display at Hamburg zoo.

A lion relaxes on the banks of the Luvuvhu river

A lion relaxes on the banks of the Luvuvhu river at the Pafuri game reserve 

'Zeina,' licks one of her four newborn cubs inside their cage

'Zeina,' licks one of her four newborn cubs inside their cage at Jordan's zoo in Yaduda

Eight-week-old female and male African lion cubs growl at the camera

Eight-week-old female and male African lion cubs growl at the camera

A lion walks at the private Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve

A lion walks at the private Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve 

    A lion yawns at a nature preserve                                                Enrique Marcarian / Reuters

Lions sit upright in a line as they perform

REUTERS PICTURES 

Lions sit upright in a line as they perform with Ukrainian circus artist Vladislav Goncharov during the dress rehearsal of the International Circus Festival in Budapest

Ana Julia Torres kisses Jupiter, a lion

Ana Julia Torres kisses Jupiter, a lion that was rescued from a circus ten years ago, in Cali, April 18, 2009.
Credit: REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga

Animal Tracks

A guinea pig named Oreo sits in the grass at the San Francisco Zoo.

A white-tail fawn being weaned by its mother looks up after grazing in a residential yard in West Lake Hills, Texas. The central Texas drought has further emboldened wildlife to seek food nearer humans.

A penguin cools off in the water in the enclosure at the zoo in Frankfurt, Germany.

Two seals swim together after they were set free in the German Waddensea off the island of Juist, Germany, on Aug. 6, 2009. A total of 71 abandoned young common seals were reared at the seal station this season.

A man waits for customers for an elephant ride in Jaipur, India.

Two flamingos search for food in the outdoor enclosure at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna.

Polar bear Knut takes a bath in his outdoor enclosure at the zoo in Berlin, Germany. According to a German newspaper, Knut will soon cease to be alone, as polar bear Gianna from Munich is to be his partner. However, neither of the two zoos has confirmed the information as yet.

Lions Aquiles and Helena walk next to some of their cubs at the Parque Lecoq Zoo in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Kalli looks out of a basket on board a vessel in Norddeich, Germany. Five baby seals, which have been raised in the seal-breeding station in Norddeich, will be returned to the wild.

Native ducks move toward a pond in a farming village in Temanggung, Central Java. The poultry industry is picking up in Indonesia following preventive measures over avian flu.

After a trip from San Jose, Calif., to Vacaville, Calif., Katie, left, gives trailer mate Buddy a peck on the cheek while their owner stops to grab some lunch.

A pelican is pictured in its enclosure on a sunny day at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria.

Gana, a mother gorilla, holds her young baby in their enclosure at the zoo in the western German city of Muenster. The baby, named Claudia, was born a day earlier at the zoo.

A newborn Asian elephant stands with other members of its herd at the ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Whipsnade, England.

Buckley, the 9-year-old beaver at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Wash., nibbles on a fruit, veggie and juice popsicle to cool down during the 100-plus degree weather.

Polar bears play in the water in their enclosure on a sunny day at the Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria.

A 2-month-old albino wallaby, born in captivity, stands with another wallaby in their enclosure at a private zoo in the district of Paphos, Cyprus.

David Lawrence talks to Pete the moose in Irasburg, Vt. Pete was raised by 73-year-old Lawrence, who nursed the then-newborn moose back to health after Pete had been injured by dogs.
A monarch butterfly is covered with droplets of water while resting in a cooling mist spray in the butterfly pavilion at the Elkton Community Education Center in Elkton, Ore.
A 12-day-old hippopotamus swims next to its mother, Chombi, at Malaysia's National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur. The baby hippopotamus has not yet been given a name.

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