Animal Tracks: Feb. 21- 28

An Iberian wolf stands in the brush by the Grupo Lobo association near Mafra, Portugal. Grupo Lobo is a non-governmental association founded in 1985 to work towards the conservation of Iberian wolves and their ecosystem in Portugal. There are an estimated 2,000 wolves on the Iberian Peninsula, of which 300 are in Portuguese territory.

Cattle graze in a flooded field discoloured by mineral contamination on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, after a 6.3 earthquake devastated New Zealand's second city and surrounding towns on Feb. 22.

A dog dressed in a costume parades through the French Quarter during the Krewe of Barkus Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Sunday. The parade of dogs and their owners, a twist on the Krewe of Bacchus, benefits animal welfare organizations.

John Somers was celebrating his 66th birthday by taking a friend for a drive through the Pilansberg Game Reserve at Pilanesberg in South Africa, when he found himself in the path of an aggressive bull elephant named Amarula. Unable to reverse his car out of a ditch, and more importantly out of the Amarula’s way, Somers turned off his engine in hopes that he would not draw the elephant’s attention. But the massive mammal rubbed up against the car before flipping it entirely on its roof. Incredibly, both passengers are OK, save for few bruises and lacerations.

Siberian tigers play at the Zoo d'Amneville, in eastern France.

In this image released by the San Diego Zoo, the zoo's newest hippo climbs on his mother's back. The pair have been inseparable since the birth in late January. That made it tough for San Diego Zoo keepers and veterinarians to determine the calf's sex, but they have finally confirmed the baby is a boy. Zoo keepers gave the baby hippo the name Adhama, which means honor or glory in Swahili.

A snowy owl eyeballs the camera in Lodz Zoo in central Poland.

Dolphins swim alongside a whale watching boat in the waters outside Dana Point Harbor in Dana Point, Calif.

A deer is seen during a snowfall at Studley Royal, northern England.

His Majesty XIX, King Banjo Gelderman (left) and Her Majesty XIX, Queen Fergie Barclay-Curtis, (right), the newly coronated King and Queen of the Krewe of Barkus parade, receive a champagne toast at Galatoire's Restaurant in New Orleans.

An Egyptian goose attacks its reflection in Anish Kapoor's sculpture, called Sky Mirror 2006, in London's Hyde Park.

Phil Peckinpaugh, executive director of the Animal Rescue Fund, carries a dog through the water outside of the adoption center in Muncie, Ind. Severe storms overnight caused heavy flooding on the dog rescue's property, as well as many other areas in Delaware and surrounding counties. The dogs were taken to Boyce Animal Hospital next door.

Twiggy the Water Skiing Squirrel gave three performances at the Central Carolina Boat & Fishing Expo in the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center in Greensboro, N.C.

A 2-day-old lamb is nuzzled by its mother at a barn in Dolgelin, Germany.

A Hindu holy man feeds his monkey a strawberry from his mouth at the premises of Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu.

Macy, the newest addition to the Smith County District Attorney's Office, poses for a picture in the witness stand of the 241st District Court in the Smith County Courthouse in Tyler, Texas.

DJ, an avalanche rescue dog, digs into a snow hole as Swiss police apprentices participate in an avalanche rescue drill on the Flueela pass above Davos, Switzerland.

An alligator floats in a creek near the space shuttle Discovery at Kennedy Space Center in Florida as preparations are made for the launch.

Crows prepare to roost for the night in beech trees in the village of Bellcarra near Castlebar in Ireland.