Dalia (R), a two-month old white rhinoceros calf, runs next to its mother in their enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, in Singapore. The Singapore Zoo recorded 660 animal births across 121 different species in 2019, of which 25 are listed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. EPA
Dalia (R), a two-month old white rhinoceros calf, runs next to its mother in their enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, in Singapore. The Singapore Zoo recorded 660 animal births across 121 different species in 2019, of which 25 are listed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. EPA
A yellow-billed stork searches for food at wetland in Putrajaya, Malaysia. AP Photo
A yellow-billed stork searches for food at wetland in Putrajaya, Malaysia. AP Photo
An undated handout photo made available by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science (DES) shows a small juvenile platypus nicknamed 'Jarrah' who was rescued by state rangers when it ran into trouble by becoming dehydrated and infected with ticks after venturing deep into the Gold Coast hinterland, at a wildlife center outside Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. EPA
An undated handout photo made available by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science (DES) shows a small juvenile platypus nicknamed 'Jarrah' who was rescued by state rangers when it ran into trouble by becoming dehydrated and infected with ticks after venturing deep into the Gold Coast hinterland, at a wildlife center outside Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. EPA
A cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) carries its cub, born in captivity at the Guadalajara Zoo, in Jalisco state, Mexico. AFP
A cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) carries its cub, born in captivity at the Guadalajara Zoo, in Jalisco state, Mexico. AFP
A crocodile monitor hatchling crawls on a branch at the Singapore Zoo, in Singapore. The Singapore Zoo recorded 660 animal births across 121 different species in 2019, of which 25 are listed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. EPA
A crocodile monitor hatchling crawls on a branch at the Singapore Zoo, in Singapore. The Singapore Zoo recorded 660 animal births across 121 different species in 2019, of which 25 are listed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. EPA
Sutera, a Malayan tapir, looks on in its enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, in Singapore. The Singapore Zoo recorded 660 animal births across 121 different species in 2019, of which 25 are listed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. EPA
Sutera, a Malayan tapir, looks on in its enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, in Singapore. The Singapore Zoo recorded 660 animal births across 121 different species in 2019, of which 25 are listed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. EPA
A crocodile monitor hatchling is fed a cricket while perched on a branch at the Singapore Zoo, in Singapore. The Singapore Zoo recorded 660 animal births across 121 different species in 2019, of which 25 are listed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. EPA
A crocodile monitor hatchling is fed a cricket while perched on a branch at the Singapore Zoo, in Singapore. The Singapore Zoo recorded 660 animal births across 121 different species in 2019, of which 25 are listed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. EPA
Dalia, a two-month old white rhinoceros calf, runs in its enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, in Singapore. The Singapore Zoo recorded 660 animal births across 121 different species in 2019, of which 25 are listed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. EPA
Dalia, a two-month old white rhinoceros calf, runs in its enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, in Singapore. The Singapore Zoo recorded 660 animal births across 121 different species in 2019, of which 25 are listed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. EPA
A juvenile red-shanked Doug langur swings from a branch in its enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, in Singapore. The Singapore Zoo recorded 660 animal births across 121 different species in 2019, of which 25 are listed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. EPA
A juvenile red-shanked Doug langur swings from a branch in its enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, in Singapore. The Singapore Zoo recorded 660 animal births across 121 different species in 2019, of which 25 are listed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. EPA
Photo courtesy of the Center for Great Apes shows an orangutan named Sandra in Wauchula, Fla. Sandra, who was granted legal personhood by a judge in Argentina and later found a new home in Florida, celebrated her 34th birthday on Valentine's Day with a special new primate friend. Patti Ragan, director of the Center for Great Apes says Sandra has “has adjusted beautifully to her life at the sanctuary” and has befriended Jethro, a 31-year-old male orangutan. AP
Photo courtesy of the Center for Great Apes shows an orangutan named Sandra in Wauchula, Fla. Sandra, who was granted legal personhood by a judge in Argentina and later found a new home in Florida, celebrated her 34th birthday on Valentine's Day with a special new primate friend. Patti Ragan, director of the Center for Great Apes says Sandra has “has adjusted beautifully to her life at the sanctuary” and has befriended Jethro, a 31-year-old male orangutan. AP
'Quinas,' a young female Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is released in Torrenueva, Ciudad Real, Spain. The region of Castilla La Mancha has an ongoing program to recover the population of lynxes as one-third of the world's population of this species lives in the region. EPA
'Quinas,' a young female Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is released in Torrenueva, Ciudad Real, Spain. The region of Castilla La Mancha has an ongoing program to recover the population of lynxes as one-third of the world's population of this species lives in the region. EPA
Adine Roode, founder of the Hoedspruit Elephant Rehabilitation and Development center (HERD), plays with Khanysia, a five-month-old albino elephant in Hoedspruit, South Africa. Khanysia was severely wounded by a manmade snare set by a poacher in the lower Kruger park . She was found days later severely dehydrated and brought to the Hoedspruit elephant reab center. AP Photo
Adine Roode, founder of the Hoedspruit Elephant Rehabilitation and Development center (HERD), plays with Khanysia, a five-month-old albino elephant in Hoedspruit, South Africa. Khanysia was severely wounded by a manmade snare set by a poacher in the lower Kruger park . She was found days later severely dehydrated and brought to the Hoedspruit elephant reab center. AP Photo
A white-tailed sea eagle, an endangered species, catches a fish on the Namdaecheon Stream in Gangneung, South Korea. EPA
A white-tailed sea eagle, an endangered species, catches a fish on the Namdaecheon Stream in Gangneung, South Korea. EPA

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