Photos: Animal shots of the week
Dogs get major air, internet sensation Grumpy Cat celebrates his birthday and baby bald eagle is caught on camera - It's all in this week's animal gallery.
Animal shots of the week
Riley, a Border Collie from Plainfield, Ill., competes in the Freestyle Flying Disc competition of the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Riley took first place in the event. (John Amis/AP Images for Purina Pro Plan)
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As temperatures rise into the mid 50's, Art Hynds enjoys the seasonable weather while taking Dominator, his 11-year-old Greyhound, out for a walk around their Beaver Meadows neighboorhood near Hazleton, Pa., on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Hazelton Standard-Speaker, Ellen F. O'Connell)
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Forest, a Labrador Retriever from Commerce Township, Mich., competes in the Diving Dog competition of the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Forest is fueled by Purina Pro Plan. (John Amis/AP Images for Purina Pro Plan)
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Keen, a Terrier Border Collie Mix from Lawrenceville, Ga., competes in the Agility competition of the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on Saturday, April 5, 2014. (John Amis/AP Images for Purina Pro Plan)
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A tamed elephant sprays water as a mahout watches in a stream in Alawwa, a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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Bailey Long, 15 months old, rides a pony while Laura Long holds on to her and Kylar Kaufman directs the pony during the Easter egg hunt at Camp Jordan Park in East Ridge, Tenn., on Saturday, April 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times, Erin O. Smith)
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A sheep falls over Logan Anderson as he holds on during the youth Mutton Bustinà event at the Montgomery County Fair and Rodeo in Conroe, Texas on April 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Conroe Courier, Ana Ramirez)
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Duncan, a 9 month- old Boxer, runs in the backyard Thursday April 3, 2014 in Vancouver, Wash. Duncan was born with deformed rear legs that were amputated to remove the dead weight. The 9-month-old boxer belongs to Amanda Giese and Gary Walters, who run a non-profit animal rescue called Panda Paws Rescue out of their home in the Clark County community of Felida. Duncan has become an instant YouTube sensation. (AP Photo/The Columbian, Troy Wayrynen)
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Six-month-old Kyah, a giraffe at the Oklahoma City Zoo, reaches around to lick her leg at the zoo in Oklahoma City, Friday, April 4, 2014. Kyah will undergo surgery at Oklahoma State University to repair a vessel in her heart that has wrapped around her esophagus, making it difficult for her to eat solid foods, at a time when her mother is trying to wean her. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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Niabi Zoo giraffe Mimi, chews on some grass while looking at the camera inside her enclosure, Friday, April 4, 2014, at Niabi Zoo in Coal Valley.
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Photographers take pictures of "Thug" the Pygmy Hippo exploring his new enclosure during a photocall at the zoo in London, Thursday, April 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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A meerkat guards colored Easter eggs at the zoo in Hannover, Germany, Thursday, April 3, 2014. (AP Photo/dpa, Holger Hollemann)
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A cat sits on a chair by a table in the newly opened Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium in London, Friday, April 4, 2014. Feline company is exactly what one of LondonÃs newest cafes is offering - and stressed-out city-dwellers are lapping it up. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
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A visitor looks at a cat in the newly opened Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium in London, Friday, April 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
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A cat yawn as she sits on a chair in the newly opened Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium in London, Friday, April 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
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A pelican playfully pecks a smaller pelican in St James's Park in London, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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"Thug" the Pygmy Hippo goes near a piece of watermelon that he didn't want to eat in his new enclosure during a photocall at the zoo in London, Thursday, April 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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A spring calf walks to nurse from it's Longhorn mother in a pasture near Tonganoxie, Kan., Saturday, April 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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In this Saturday, March 29, 2014 photo, owners stand with their dogs, collectively known as the "dumpster puppies," during a reunion at a dog park in Manhattan, Mont. for the 10 puppies who had been abandoned in the trash in the winter of 2013. (AP Photo/Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Mike Greener)
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In this screen grab from video provided by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, an eagle takes care of its newly-hatched chick, Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn., as seen by the Minnesota Department of Natural ResourceÃs Eagle Cam, which has been showing live footage of the eagleÃs nest. (AP Photo/Courtesy Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)
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Female dog "Chasky" catches a frisbee at the park Englischer Garten (English Garden) during nice and sunny weather in Munich southern Germany, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. (AP Photo/dpa, Rene Ruprecht)
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Polar bear Nanuq plays with an Easter egg ball at the zoo in Hannover, Germany, Thursday, April 3, 2014. (AP Photo/dpa, Holger Hollemann)
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Chimpanzee Viktoria opens an Easter egg at the zoo in Hannover, Germany, Thursday, April 3, 2014. (AP Photo/dpa, Holger Hollemann)
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A woman looks at a tank of fish at the Cretaquarium in the city of Iraklion, on the Greek island of Crete, on Sunday, April 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)
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People look at a sand shark inside a tank of fish at the Cretaquarium in the city of Iraklion, on the Greek island of Crete, on Sunday, April 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)
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Grumpy Cat, an Internet celebrity cat whose real name is Tardar Sauce, is photographed on Friday April 4, 2014 in New York. Known for her facial expression, her owner Tabatha Bundesen says that Grumpy Cat's permanently grumpy-looking face is due to feline dwarfism. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Grumpy Cat, an Internet celebrity cat whose real name is Tardar Sauce, walks on a table during a television interview on Friday April 4, 2014 in New York. Known for her facial expression, her owner Tabatha Bundesen says that Grumpy Cat's permanently grumpy-looking face is due to feline dwarfism. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Tabatha Bundesen and her cat, Grumpy Cat, whose real name is Tardar Sauce, prepare for an interview on Friday April 4, 2014 in New York. Bundesen says that Grumpy Cat's permanently grumpy-looking face is due to feline dwarfism. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Frankie, a shih tzu breed, stands at a booth displaying dog hair dyes at the Intergroom dog grooming trade show, Saturday, April 5, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Don Arthur tries pet Gatlin, a pug owned by Nicole Revitsky, while at the Boyd County Dog Park Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in Ashland, Ky. (AP Photo/The Independent, Kevin Goldy)
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Nelson Pearson, a licensed professional animal handler and biologist with Nelson's Wildlife Safari, introduces children to a chinchilla during a presentation on animals from the rainforest, Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the Curious Kids' Museum in St. Joseph, Mich. (AP Photo/The Herald-Palladium, Don Campbell)
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Nelson Pearson, a licensed professional animal handler and biologist with Nelson's Wildlife Safari, introduces children to a live kinkajou during a presentation on animals from the rainforest Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the Curious Kids' Museum in St. Joseph, Mich. (AP Photo/The Herald-Palladium, Don Campbell)
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Ryli Greer,5, from New Buffalo, Mich., gets a close look at a live alligator held by Nelson Pearson, a licensed professional animal handler and biologist with Nelson's Wildlife Safari, during a presentation on animals from the rainforest Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the Curious Kids' Museum in St. Joseph, Mich. (AP Photo/The Herald-Palladium, Don Campbell)
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Nelson Pearson, right, a licensed professional animal handler and biologist with Nelson's Wildlife Safari, shows off Dragon, a 23-year-old Burmese python, during a visit to the Curious Kids' Museum in St. Joseph, Mich., Saturday, April 5, 2014. (AP Photo/The Herald-Palladium, Don Campbell)
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A mother of triplet goats chews her lunch while being walked all over by her kids as Farm Babies returned to Minnesota Zoo Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in Apple Valley, Minn. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, David Joles)
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This photo provided by the Smithsonian National Zoo shows Giant panda cub Bao Bao outside with her mom Mei Xiang for the first time April 1, 2014, at the zoo in Washington. (AP Photo/Smithsonian National Zoo)