Photos: Animal shots of the week
Internet sensation Grumpy Cat gets a new deal, wild animals are caught on camera and an aquarium celebrates the world's oldest known living fish, it's all in this week's animal gallery.
Animal shots of the week
In this undated photo provided by Nestle Purina PetCare is Grumpy Cat. It probably won't affect her famous mood, but Grumpy Cat now has an endorsement deal. The St. Louis-based company announced Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, the frown-faced Internet sensation, real name Tardar Sauce, is now the "spokescat" for a Friskies brand of cat food. (AP Photo/Nestle Purina PetCare)
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This Tuesday Sept 10, 2013 photo shows a llama peering over a fence at Hovatter’s Wildlife Zoo in Kingwood, W.Va. Hovatter plans to sell some llamas to local farmers as he tries to downsize before winter. (AP Photo/Charleston Daily Mail, Bob Wojcieszak)
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This Tuesday Sept 10, 2013 photo shows a specially designed enclosure for a baby giraffe and baby camel at Hovatter’s Wildlife Zoo in Kingwood, W.Va. (AP Photo/Charleston Daily Mail, Bob Wojcieszak)
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This 2009 photo provided by the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago shows Granddad, an Australian lungfish that Shedd officials say is the world's oldest-known living fish in an aquarium. He has lived at the aquarium for the past 80 years after being brought there for the 1933 World's Fair. The aquarium will mark the occasion with a party on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Shedd Aquarium, Brenna Hernandez)
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Children are silhouetted as they watch polar bear "Inuka" swim in his ice tundra on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013 at the Singapore Zoo in Singapore. The zoo organizes feeding sessions and animal shows as part of the Wildlife Reserves efforts to educate the public on the importance of respecting and protecting the world's natural habitats. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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In a Sept. 19 photo, Rodney Stewart of the Detroit Dog Rescue comforts a stray dog in east Detroit. Thousands of strays are believed to live among the more than 30,000 vacant houses and abandoned buildings that dot Detroit’s 139 square miles, said Tom McPhee, a filmmaker and executive director of the Ann Arbor-based World Animal Awareness Society. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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In this Aug. 29, 2013 photo,, Kathlina Alford, of the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute, releases juvenile Southern Appalachian brook trout into the Left Prong of Hampton Creek near Roan Mountain, Tenn. The Tennessee Aquarium released 255 of the trout - the only trout species native to Tennessee - as part of a long-term effort to restore the fish to their native waters. (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Amy Smotherman Burgess)
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An Eastern Gray Squirrel chews the coating off an acorn from a Drummond Red Maple tree before storing it for the winter at Northshore Park on Sept. 20, 2013, in The Woodlands, Texas. (AP Photo/ The Courier, Jason Fochtman)
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A snail crawls on a wet floor after an overnight rain in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
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With temperatures in the 90s, Clint Rhine's dog Brady, named for New England quarterback Tom Brady, nips at the water in the courtyard fountain at the Landing. A football themed Yappy Hour Tail-gate for dogs was held at the Jacksonville Landing on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Florida Times-Union/Bruce Lipsky)
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In this Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 photo, two dolphins jump as a performance at Okichan Theater of the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu, on the southern island of Okinawa, Japan. Okinawa is Japan's southernmost prefecture and more than 300,000 foreign tourists visit to Okinawa every year. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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In this Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 photo, a false killer whale performs in a tank at Okichan Theater of the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu, on the southern island of Okinawa, Japan. Okinawa is Japan's southernmost prefecture and more than 300,000 foreign tourists visit to Okinawa every year. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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In this Sept. 17, 2013 photo, a dolphin jumps during a show the at the Okichan Theater of the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu, on the southern island of Okinawa, Japan. Okinawa is Japan's southernmost prefecture and more than 300,000 foreign tourists visit to Okinawa every year. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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In this Sept. 17, 2013 photo, visitors look at sea turtles at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu, on the southern island of Okinawa, Japan. Okinawa is Japan's southernmost prefecture and more than 300,000 foreign tourists visit to Okinawa every year. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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In this Sept. 17, 2013 photo, whale sharks swim in the Black Current sea tank at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu, on the southern island of Okinawa, Japan. The main tank, called Kuroshio Sea, holds 7,500 cubic meters (1,981,000 U.S. gallons) of water and features an acrylic glass panel with a thickness of 60 centimeters (24 inches), one of the largest such panels in the world. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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A large flock of small birds takes off after feeding on the grass in a shopping center parking lot in the Town of Wallkill, N.Y., on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Times Herald-Record, Tom Bushey)
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A woman rests on a bench with her dog at Washington Square Park in New York, New York, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. New Yorkers enjoyed warm weather ahead of the first day of fall on Sunday. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
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Bulldog Lola rests after running around at Washington Square Park in New York, New York, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. New Yorkers enjoyed warm weather ahead of the first day of fall on Sunday. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
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In this Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 photo, a pair of raccoons perched on top of a utility pole on East Commerce Street in Shamokin, Pa. peer down at the people gathered on the street below. (AP Photo/The News-Item, Mike Staugaitis)
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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY SEPT 22 AND THEREAFTER - This Tuesday Sept 10, 2013 photo shows Himalayan bears wait for food to be served through a pipe that runs through their cage at Hovatter’s Wildlife Zoo in Kingwood, W.Va. Visitors can ride the camels on select days at the zoo that welcomes nearly 30,000 visitors a year. (AP Photo/Charleston Daily Mail, Bob Wojcieszak)
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One of the two female lions at Niabi Zoo lounges in a temporary enclosure while the new enclosure is under construction on Thursday September 19, 2013.
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Wildlife at Tres Dedos ranches in Pima County. Taken with a remote wildlife camera. Courtesy Pima County Parks Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Dept.
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Wildlife at Tres Dedos ranches in Pima County. Taken with a remote wildlife camera. Courtesy Pima County Parks Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Dept.
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Wildlife at the A7 Ranch near the Santa Catalina Mountains. Taken with a remote wildlife camera. Courtesy Pima County Parks Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Dept.
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Wildlife at the A7 Ranch near the Santa Catalina Mountains. Taken with a remote wildlife camera. Courtesy Pima County Parks Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Dept.
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AP10ThingsToSee -A manta ray swims at the Black Current sea tank at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu, on the southern island of Okinawa, Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
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Finley, a yearling female grizzly, clambers out of the water as she and her bother explore their new home at the Reild Park Zoo, Wednesday, September 18, 2013, Tucson, Ariz. Photo by Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Ronan, a yearling male grizzly, paws at a piece of fruit, trying to get it without getting into the deep end of the pool, as he and his sister explore their new home at the Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, September 18, 2013, Tucson, Ariz. The two bears will be open for public viewing Thursday when the park opens its gates at 9 a.m. following a private coming out party for donors at 8 a.m. The roll out continues on Saturday with Greet The Grizzlies from 9 a.m. to noon. Photo by Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Miami Seaquarium workers guide a juvenile manatee named "Okee" into a sling so it can be transported by truck back into the wild after being rehabilitated, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 in Miami. Okee was rescued in June after she was found floating and lethargic in Harney Pond Canal near Lake Okeechobee and will be released in the same area. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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This July 21, 2012, photo released by the Ventana Wildlife Society shows a condor in flight in Big Sur, Calif. In the coastal redwood forests of Big Sur, scientists seeking to solve a mystery about why dozens of endangered condors are having problems reproducing think they have uncovered the culprit: the banned pesticide DDT. (AP Photo/Ventana Wildlife Society, Tim Huntington)
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In this Sept. 5, 2013 photo, Jack Hanna stands in front of Hank, an Asian elephant, at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio. Hanna has been a part of the zoo for over the past 35 years, as it has has expanded to more than 500 acres. The zoo now attracts as many as 2.3 million visitors a year. In May 2014, Safari Africa is scheduled to open, giving giraffes, lions, monkeys and other animals a 43-acre home. (AP Photo/The Columbus Dispatch, Tom Dodge)
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A music band, composed of aquarium employees, performs under water to entertain visitors at the Tianjin Haichang Polar Ocean World in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. The ocean park formed a "ocean band" for the Mid-Autumn Festival to attract visitors. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT
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In this Sept. 12, 2013 photo provided by the Chicago Zoological Society, a 3-month-old snow leopard cub, born on June 13, plays with his 3-year-old mother, Sarani, at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. The cub made his public debut at the zoo Wednesday, Sept. 18. Snow leopards are considered an endangered species. (AP Photo/Chicago Zoological Society, Jim Schulz)
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In this Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013 photo provided by the Chicago Zoological Society, a 3-month-old snow leopard cub, born June 13, walks in his enclosure with his 3-year-old mother, Sarani, at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. The cub made his public debut at the zoo Wednesday, Sept. 18. Snow leopards are considered an endangered species. (AP Photo/Chicago Zoological Society, Jim Schulz)
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Sierra, a service dog for retired U.S. Army Cpl. Leander Hines, lies on the first base line during the national anthem, as they were honored, along with other wounded warriors, for their service, prior to a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays, Friday Sept. 20, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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In this May 31, 2013 photo, Jesse Serna holds a young male bald eagle suffering from lead poisoning at Audubon-Portland's Wildlife Care Center in Portland, Ore. The eagle, who was rescued last May near Longview, Wash., was returned to the wild Friday, Sept. 20, 2013 at Willow Grove Park near Longview. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Benjamin Brink)
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In this photo released by the Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo officials announced on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, the name of the three-week-old rhino calf: King. King made his public debut on Tuesday. He is the offspring of first-time mother, eight-year-old Kapuki, and father 27-year-old Maku. King weighs 200 pounds. (AP Photo/Lincoln Park Zoo, Todd Rosenberg)
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In a photo provided by Lincoln Park Zoo a three-week-old rhino calf King makes his public debut Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. King stands next to his first-time mother Kapuki. King weighs 200 pounds, 140 more pounds than he weighed at birth. (AP Photo/Todd Rosenberg)
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In this Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 photo, two dolphins perform in a tank at Okichan Theater of the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu, on the southern island of Okinawa, Japan. Okinawa is Japan's southernmost prefecture and more than 300,000 foreign tourists visit to Okinawa every year.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Riders take their horse and buggy through the water on the beach in Duinbergen, Belgium on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. The group was part of a traditional autumn rally, in which more than 200 participants ride their horses and buggies along a 20 mile stretch, much of it along the beach of the North Sea. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)