Jan Woitas—EPA
Dog physiotherapist Petra Rudolph plays with the dogs in their dog kindergarten in Leipzig, Germany. Mrs. Rudolph provides a full-time care for dogs usually left bored in their apartments.
Srdjan Zivulovic—Reuters
A brown bear (Ursus arctos) cub, Medo, plays with the Logar family dog in Podvrh village, central Slovenia. The Slovenian Logar family has adopted the three-and-half-month-old bear cub after it strolled into their yard. Although the family would like to prepare a fenced enclosure for it, veterinary authorities would prefer to move it into a shelter for wild animals.
Muhammed Muheisen—AP
Pakistanis look at a trained monkey standing on a goat, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday.
Johanes Eisele—AFP/Getty Images
Heidi the cross-eyed opossum is pictured in her new enclosure at the zoo in Leipzig, eastern Germany. Cross-eyed Heidi made the headlines in December 2010 and became an internet hit, winning more than 65,000 "friends" on Facebook.
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A Newborn Anteater baby relaxes on its mother Stella's back at Bergzoo Halle, Germany.
Whether cute and cuddly, wild or exotic, animals hold a fascination in all humans. BBC wildlife documentaries and National Geographic stories come to mind when recalling great animal imagery, but animal magic is not only confined to natural habitat—it extends to a life of domesticity or captivity, a life where constant surprises and intriguing photography of our furry and feathered friends can be found on a daily basis.
Read more: http://lightbox.time.com/2011/07/20/animal-magic-captivating-creatures/#ixzz27ufDNlf0
Animal Magic: Captivating Creatures - LightBox
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