Yoko, a chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes), reacts after receiving a Christmas hamper, at Rio de Janeiro's zoo on December 18, 2012.
A participant dressed up as
Santa Claus jumps in the cold water of Barcelona's Port Vell as she
takes part in the103rd edition of the Copa Nadal (Christmas Cup) on
December 25, 2012. The traditional 200-meter Christmas swimming race
gathered around 400 participants at the Old Harbour of Barcelona.
Skiers are seen on a cable car above the fog on December 1, 2012 in the Titlis mountain above Engelberg, Central Switzerland.
Swiss tennis player Roger
Federer jokes to hide from a serve of French Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as he
asks a ballboy to play for him during an exhibition match held at the
Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on December 8, 2012.
New Zealand cricketer Kane
Williamson looks on as a cat walks on the outfield during the third day
of the second and final Test match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at
the P. Sara Oval Cricket Stadium in Colombo on November 27, 2012.
This photo taken on December 11,
2012 shows a Chinese man diving into icy waters in minus 3 Centigrade
temperatures (28 F) at the frozen Houhai Lake of Beijing. Winter
swimming is especially popular amongst the elderly and retired as it is
believed to improve circulation and benefit health, and also said to
increase the level of mental awareness, release stress, remove aches and
pains, increase vitality and keep skin looking younger - and of course,
an overall feeling of well-being.
Swiss Shepherd dog, Talli, feeds
orphaned tiger cubs and her own cubs in the Russian Black Sea resort of
Sochi, on December 4, 2012. The little tigers, two male cubs, named
Olymp and Dar and one female cub Talli, named after the adoptive
mother, were born last month in the Oktyabrsky Zoo in Sochi but
abandoned by their birth mother, tigress Bagira.
This undated handout photo
received on December 7, 2012 from Auckland-based advertising agency
DraftFCB shows "Monty" in the driver's seat behind the wheel while
training. Rather than chasing cars, dogs in New Zealand are being taught
to drive them -- steering, pedals and all -- in a heartwarming project
aimed at increasing pet adoptions from animal shelters. Animal trainer
Mark Vette has spent two months training three cross-breed rescue dogs
from the Auckland SPCA to drive a modified Mini as a way of proving that
even unwanted canines can be taught to perform complex tasks.
A man carries a mannequin in the Belarus capital Minsk, on December 10, 2012.
A picture taken on December 11,
2012 in Paris shows a watch on a person's wrist reading the time "12:12"
and the date "12-12-12" for December 12, 2012, in front of a digital
clock reading "December 12, 2012". With a rush to buy lucky lottery
tickets and prayers for peace and harmony, people worldwide will mark
once-per-century 12/12/12 lineup with humor, hope and a hint of
mischief.
A dancer preforms with sand
during Gideon Oberson's show at the Tel Aviv fashion week in the
Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv, on December 17, 2012.
A lion holds a "Christmas gift" during a photocall marking Christmas at the London Zoo in central London on December 12, 2012.
Lance, an Aldabra Tortoise eats
water melon at Taronga Zoo in Sydney on December 14, 2012. In the lead
up to Christmas a selection of the zoo animals were challenged with
Christmas-themed environmental enrichment activities.
A mock UFO with alien dolls and
reading "Smile, you are being abducted" is seen in Alto Paraiso town,
Goias State, 230 kms north of Brasilia, on December 20, 2012. Situated
over a huge quartz crystal plate, Alto Paraiso attracted many Brazilians
and foreigners seeking refuge from the events expected by the Mayan
prophecy that predicts the end of the world or the beginning of a new
era.
An Iraqi federal policeman
performs a skill during a graduation ceremony at a federal police
training academy in Baghdad, on November 27, 2012. According to a
police source, some 789 policemen graduated from a training course which
took 60 days to complete.
The mascot of the 8th edition of
the African Military Cup (CAMFOOT) stands on the pitch before the final
football match between Cameroon and Mali at the Felix Houphouet Boigny
staduim in Abidjan on December 16, 2012. Mali won 1-0.
Ryan Lochte of US shoes are pictured during the Short Course Swimming World Championships in Istanbul on December 16, 2012.
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