Here’s a recap of animal stories and events from the past week:
Humans lent a hand:
- After a gorilla rejected her baby, caretakers at the Cincinnati oo are acting as surrogate mothers.
- Pet Food Stamps, a New-York based non-profit, is offering food stamps to pets in need.
- Morrissey canceled a performance on Jimmy Kimmel when he found out the members of “Duck Dynasty” would be guests as well. “I can’t take the risk of being on a show alongside people who, in effect, amount to animal serial killers,” the rocker said.
A few milestones:
- A new study found that pets help children with autism.
- An elaborate wildlife camera trap network caught it’s 1 millionth photo this week.
Some sad news:
- A dog owner suspects that her pet was poisoned at the Westminster Dog Show.
- Police recently sei ed wild animals illegally kept in the home of “Nut u the Pawnbroker,” a Romanian gangster.
Quirky situations:
- An English woman is hoping to open a “cat cafe” in London.
- A 37-pound tabby cat is looking for a new home.
National Pig Day was celebrated this past week- This terrifying-looking animal (which may be a sea lamprey) was pulled from a New Jersey river
Cuteness wins the day:
- This little polar bear cub made a public debut
- An adorable sloth took a “selfie”
- A group of ducks went on a guided tour through Washington, D.C.
Check out the newest and best animal photos below:
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Animal Photos Of The Week (2/25-3/3)
A pair of ebras stand close each other as they munch grass at the Dusit oo in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March. 1, 2013. Visitors can meet with more than 1,600 animals of various types of domestic and international wildlife at the oo. (AP photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/25-3/3)
A ebra stands in the shade at the Dusit oo Friday, March. 1, 2013, in Bangkok, Thailand. Visitors can meet with more than 1,600 animals of various types of domestic and international wildlife at the oo. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/25-3/3)
Female orangutan Mawar holds in arms her baby orangutan at the Prague OO on February 25, 2013 in Prague, C ech Republic. The baby was born on February 3 and it is the first born orangutan in Prague after 42 years.
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/25-3/3)
New born giraffe baby does not leave his mother’s Aja Sabe side at the oo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The so far nameless little giraffe, born last Thursday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/25-3/3)
A new born giraffe baby is nursed by his mother Aja Sabe at the oo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The so far nameless little giraffe, born last Thursday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/25-3/3)
Two swans swim on the Usia ha River near the Belarus village of Usia ha, some 55 km north of Minsk on February 26, 2013. (VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/25-3/3)
A racoon (Procyon lotor) looks into the camera of the photographer from its compound at an animal park in Hamburg, northern Germany, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/dpa, Sven Hoppe)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/25-3/3)
A newborn elephant with its sister Tonya, right, is seen at the Prague’s oo in Prague, C ech Republic, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. The female baby elephant was born on Feb. 11, 2013. It is the first elephant to be born in the oo’s history. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/25-3/3)
Female Indian elephant Donna takes care of her baby elephant at Prague oo on February 25, 2013 in Prague, C ech Republic. The baby elephant was the first elephant born at the Prague oo’s history on February 11.
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/25-3/3)
In this photo provided by the Chicago oological Society, Max, a 2-year-old Amur tiger, plays with what is left of a snowman that his keepers made for him Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at the Brookfield oo in Brookfield, Ill. Before being knocked down, the snowman featured meat for eyes and buttons, as well as bones for feet. The Chicago oological Society’s Animal Programs staff provides enrichment to the animals that encourages natural behavior by physically and mentally stimulating them with a variety of items that they may not receive on a regular basis. (AP Photo/Chicago oological Society, Jim Schul )
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/25-3/3)
A hummingbird is seen during the first round of the HSBC Women’s Champions at the Sentosa Golf Club on February 28, 2013 in Singapore, Singapore. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/25-3/3)
Two Great White Pelicans clean their plumage in their enclosure in the Frankfurt oo , Monday Feb. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/dpa, Nicolas Armer)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/25-3/3)
In this photo provided by the Chicago oological Society, Max, a 2-year-old Amur tiger, gets ready to pounce on a snowman his keepers made for him Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at the Brookfield oo in Brookfield, Ill. The snowman, which didn’t stand a chance, featured meat for eyes and buttons, as well as bones for feet. The Chicago oological Society’s Animal Programs staff provides enrichment to the animals that encourages natural behavior by physically and mentally stimulating them with a variety of items that they may not receive on a regular basis. (AP Photo/Chicago oological Society, Jim Schul )
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/25-3/3)
A newborn elephant drinks milk of its mother in the oo of Copenhagen on February 25, 2013. The unnamed elephant was born early this morning. (TORKIL ADSERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/25-3/3)
Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) plays in its compound at an animal park in Hamburg, northern Germany Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/dpa, Sven Hoppe)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/25-3/3)
To go with ‘Environment-wildlife-CITES-Thailand-tourism,FOCUS’ by Amelie Bottollier-Depois In this picture taken on March 1, 2013 an elephant lifts a tourist during a show in Pattaya. Smuggling the world’s largest land animal across an international border sounds like a mammoth undertaking, but activists say that does not stop traffickers supplying Asian elephants to Thai tourist attractions. (PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/25-3/3)
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – MARCH 02: A blue heron watches during the third round of the Honda Classic on March 2, 2013 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
A 15-day-old night monkey is fed at a temporary shelter west of Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. The male night monkey arrived at the center on Feb. 4, weighing a scant 100 grams, or about one-quarter of a pound. It was brought by a man who said he found it abandoned on the side of a highway in Colombia’s eastern plains near Meta province, said Judith Cardenas, the center’s chief biologist. The plan, according to Cardenas, is to let the baby monkey grow and then place him in a large cage in the center, next to another monkey of the same species. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
A 15-day-old night monkey sits in a veterinarian’s palm at a temporary shelter west of Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Sponsored by Bogota’s Ministry of Environment, the shelter receives between 3,000 and 3,500 wild animals a year; some sei ed from poachers and others found hurt. An estimated $560,000 U.S. dollars are spent in the recovery and care of these animals. Seventy percent of rescued animals are reintroduced to their habitat and the remaining 30% are sent to oos around the country. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
A 15-day-old night monkey clutches the fingers of a veterinarian at a temporary shelter west of Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Sponsored by Bogota’s Ministry of Environment, the shelter receives between 3,000 and 3,500 wild animals a year; some sei ed from poachers and others found hurt. An estimated $560,000 U.S. dollars are spent in the recovery and care of these animals. Seventy percent of rescued animals are reintroduced to their habitat and the remaining 30% are sent to oos around the country. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
A new born Gorilla baby sits in the hands of his mother Changa-Maidi at the oo in Muenster, western Germany, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The little western lowland Gorilla boy was born 4 weeks ago. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
A new born Gorilla baby sits in the hands of his mother Changa-Maidi at the oo in Muenster, western Germany, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The little western lowland Gorilla boy was born 4 weeks ago. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
A new born Gorilla baby sits in the hands of his mother Changa-Maidi at the oo in Muenster, western Germany, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The little western lowland Gorilla boy was born 4 weeks ago. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
A Borneo orangutan relaxes among the rocks in its enclosure at the Mandai oological Garden in Singapore on February 20, 2013. Singapore oo have bred a total of 37 orangutans to date and some have been sent to oos in Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Vietnam, Japan, Australia and New ealand as part of a worldwide exchange programme to facilitate the breeding of these highly endangered apes. (ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
A baby elephant walks with his mahout in a public park in Colombo on February 24, 2013. Some 50 elephants, most of them from the central part of the island, together with thousands of traditional drummers, dancers, and monks gathered in the Sri Lankan capital to participate in the city’s biggest two-day annual Buddhist procession from February 24 – 25, which was first held in 1979. (LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
Elephants walk with their mahouts in a public park in Colombo on February 24, 2013. Some 50 elephants, most of them from the central part of the island, together with thousands of traditional drummers, dancers, and monks gathered in the Sri Lankan capital to participate in the city’s biggest two-day annual Buddhist procession starting February 24 till 25 and which was first held in 1979. (LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
A Sri Lankan mahout watches over an elephant in a public park in Colombo on February 24, 2013. Some 50 elephants, most of them from the central part of the island, together with thousands of traditional drummers, dancers, and monks gathered in the Sri Lankan capital to participate in the city’s biggest two-day annual Buddhist procession starting February 24 till 25 and which was first held in 1979. (LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
Inukshuk, an eleven-year-old male polar bear, and Aurora a twelve–year-old female play in the water in Toronto oo on Thursday Feb. 21, 2013. Environment Minister Peter Kent was at the oo where he was presented with a Polar Bears International award: Champion of Polar Bears, PBI’s highest honour. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
Inukshuk, an eleven-year-old male polar bear, plays in the water at the Toronto oo on Thursday Feb. 21, 2013. Environment Minister Peter Kent was at the oo where he was presented with a Polar Bears International award: Champion of Polar Bears, PBI’s highest honour. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
Sheep are pictured on February 20, 2013 in Gieville, northwestern France. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
A-week-old baby elephant walks with its French mother Angele at Budapest oo and Botanic Garden on February 21, 2013 during its first presentation for the press. The newborn will be revealed to the public on Monday. (ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
A-week-old baby elephant walks with its French mother Angele at Budapest oo and Botanic Garden on February 21, 2013 during its first presentation for the press. The newborn will be revealed to the public on Monday. (ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
A squirrel runs up a tree with leaves it gathered which it put into an abandoned bird house February 22, 2013 in New York’s Union Square Park. (STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
Horses are pictured on February 22, 2013 at a stable in Hasnon. (PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/17-2/24)
A golden eagle catches a hare during the Ka akh hunting festival ‘Sayat’ in the village of Nura outside Almata on February 23, 2013. (ANATOLIY USTINENKO/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/10-2/16)
Gorilla mother Jamani, and her baby Bomassa roam the Forest Glade exhibit at The North Carolina oo, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Asheboro, N.C. Later this year, the oo is expecting its third successful gorilla birth in less than a year. (AP Photo/News Record, Jerry Wolford)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/10-2/16)
Infant gorilla Bomassa eats leaves beside his mother as they roam the Forest Glade exhibit at The North Carolina oo, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Asheboro, N.C. Later this year, the oo is expecting its third successful gorilla birth in less than a year. (AP Photo/News Record, Jerry Wolford)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/10-2/16)
A cheetah walks in the snow at Mulhouse oo, on February 12, 2013. (SEBASTIEN BO ON/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/10-2/16)
An Amur leopard sits in the snow at Mulhouse oo, on February 12, 2013. The Amur leopard is considered to be the most endangered feline in the world. (SEBASTIEN BO ON/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/10-2/16)
Lion Joco lies in his enclosure at oo in Erfurt, Germany,Thursday Feb. 14, 2013. He was born cross eyed last year at the Hannover oo. (AP Photo/dpa, Marc Tirl)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/10-2/16)
Lion Joco lies in his enclosure at oo in Erfurt, Germany,Thursday Feb. 14, 2013. He was born cross eyed last year at the Hannover oo. (AP Photo/dpa, Marc Tirl)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/10-2/16)
A gorilla holds her baby in Moscow oo, Russia, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. The baby gorilla was born at Moscow oo last Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/10-2/16)
Gorilla Bagira holds her one-week-old baby, at Hellabrunn oo in Munich, Germany, Friday Feb. 15, 2013. The sex of the young Gorilla, who was born on Feb. 8, 2013, is yet unknown. (AP Photo/dpa, Andreas Gebert)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/10-2/16)
Meerkats huddle together at Mulhouse oo, on February 12, 2013. (SEBASTIEN BO ON/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/10-2/16)
Meercats warm up at the Mulhouse oo on February 12, 2013. Heavy snowfall hit large parts of France this weekend putting the country under a picturesque blanket of white stuff but causing major disruptions to air, road and rail transport. (SEBASTIEN BO ON/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/10-2/16)
In this Feb. 12, 2013 photo provided by the Chicago oological Society, JoJo, a 32-year-old western lowland gorilla at the Brookfield oo in Brookfield, Ill., enjoys a heart-shaped Valentine’s treat. The nutritious cookies are made of ground primate biscuit, oatmeal, bananas, raisins, and peanut butter. (AP Photo/Chicago oological Society, Jim Schul )
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/10-2/16)
Mrithi, a 20-year-old male western lowland gorilla and the lead silverback of the oo’s gorilla troupe, wanders through the habitat at the Pittsburgh oo PPG Aquarium on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, in Pittsburgh. Officials at the oo say Mrithi, mated with Moka, a 15-year-old female gorilla. A pregnancy test suggests that Moka is pregnant, though they must monitor the animal’s behavior and weight to confirm the pregnancy. Moka’s and Mrithi’s first pregnancy resulted in a birth last year, but that baby male gorilla died after four months. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/10-2/16)
A Siberian tiger walks on ice, at Mulhouse oo, on February 12, 2013. The Siberian tiger is the largest living felid . (SEBASTIEN BO ON/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/10-2/16)
An Siberian tiger plays with a wood stick on the snow, at Mulhouse oo, on February 12, 2013. The Siberian tiger is the largest living felid. (SEBASTIEN BO ON/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/10-2/16)
A pink flamingo is pictured, at Mulhouse oo, on February 12, 2013. (SEBASTIEN BO ON/AFP/Getty Images)
Animal Photos Of The Week (2/10-2/16)
Pink flamingos are pictured, at Mulhouse oo, on February 12, 2013. (SEBASTIEN BO ON/AFP/Getty Images)
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