Ring-tailed lemurs sit on a scale during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo on August 19, 2025. Keepers record these vital statistics to monitor the animals’ health, track development, and identify pregnancies.(Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo)
A veterinarian treats a horse for burn injuries at an animal shelter in Tirana, Albania, on August 15, 2025. The animal was rescued from recent wildfires in the region.(Photo by Florion Goga/Reuters)
British angler Gary Newman displays a goliath tigerfish he caught in mid-August 2025. The fierce predator, known for its razor-sharp teeth, is often called Africa’s equivalent of the piranha.(Photo by Gary Newman/Bournemouth News)
A fox hangs trapped in a letterbox before being freed by 16-year-old paperboy Liam Clement on August 20, 2025. The panicked animal later became stuck in a fence, requiring rescue by a wildlife charity. It is now recovering at the South Essex Wildlife Hospital.(Photo by Solent News & Photo Agency)
A caregiver feeds an orphaned baby hedgehog with a pipette at the Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital in Buckinghamshire, UK, on August 20, 2025. The hospital, which began in a family’s garden 40 years ago, is currently caring for nearly 400 hedgehogs and has treated over 300,000 animals.(Photo by Jeff Moore)
A heron stands on a plastic container amidst a vast carpet of Pistia Stratiotes weed covering Lake Suchitlan in Cuscatlan, El Salvador, on August 14, 2025. The invasive plant has devastated local fishing and tourism, causing severe economic losses for residents.(Photo by Vladimir Chicas/EPA)
A fox yawns at the police lodge in Ercis district, where it comes every evening, in Van, Turkiye, on August 16, 2025. (Photo by Necmettin Karaca/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Members of a classic bicycle group pose with their horses after a ceremony celebrating Indonesia’s 80th Independence Day in Yogyakarta on August 17, 2025.(Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
A sick California sea lion awaits transport after its rescue in Pebble Beach, California, on August 20, 2025. The Marine Mammal Center is experiencing an unprecedented surge in leptospirosis cases, a bacterial infection that causes kidney failure. Over 100 infected sea lions have been admitted since July, with nearly two-thirds not surviving.(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A competitor shears a sheep at the Brewarrina Quick Shear competition in outback New South Wales, Australia, on August 16, 2025. The event attracts shearers from across the region to showcase their speed and skill.(Photo by Glenn Nicholls/AFP Photo)
“Toni,” a female pygmy hippo, is showered in her pond at Zoo Berlin, Germany, on August 20, 2025. The event was part of her farewell week before her transfer to Mulhouse Zoo in France, a move recommended by the European Endangered Species Program to aid the conservation of this endangered species.(Photo by Hannibal Hanschke/EPA)
A pigeon sits on the cap of an Indonesian military personnel during a ceremony marking the country’s 80th Independence Day, at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 17, 2025.(Photo by Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters)
Shire horses participate in the annual Tracks Across The Field ploughing competition hosted by the Wessex Historic Tractor and Implement Club in Froxfield, Hampshire, UK, on August 16, 2025.(Photo by Paul Jacobs/Picture Exclusive)
Milly Johnson, 16, celebrates receiving her GCSE results with her sheep, Kevin, at Tarleton Academy in Lancashire, UK, on August 21, 2025.(Photo by Eleanor Barlow/PA Wire)
Keeper Poppy Jewell strokes a capybara during its weigh-in at London Zoo’s annual health check on August 19, 2025. The event helps keepers monitor the animals’ health and development.(Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo)
Louis, an eight-year-old Persian cat, is shown hiking Catbells in the Lake District, UK, in mid-August 2025. His owners say the adventurous cat walks six miles a day and has previously completed the Three Peaks Challenge. (Photo by Solent News & Photo Agency)
Keeper Jessica Ray weighs a Humboldt penguin during London Zoo’s annual weigh-in on August 19, 2025. The data is crucial for monitoring the health and well-being of the animals.(Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo)
A dog balances on a man’s head and shoulders during a gathering for followers of the Afro-Brazilian religions Candomble and Umbanda in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on August 17, 2025.(Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)
Jinny Lu, a five-year-old pug, prepares to compete in the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, California, on August 8, 2025. Jinny won second place and a spirit award.(Photo by Noah Berger/AP Photo)
UTC students practice yoga alongside goats from Goat Yoga Nashville on Chamberlain Field in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on August 20, 2025. The event was held during the university’s first week of classes.(Photo by Matt Hamilton/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP Photo)
