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Animal Tracks

A dribbling pachyderm, a hurdle-jumping bunny, a back-rubbing bear and twin feeding fawns make up this week’s mix of mesmerizing photos, sure to thrill animal enthusiasts everywhere.

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Image: Rabbit sports in Germany

Flying bunny

epa02798250 A picture made available on 27 June 2011 shows a rabbit as it jumps over a hurdle in near Jena, Germany, 15 June 2011. This rabbit belongs to the 'Erste Thueringer Kaninchensport Jena e.V.' (First Thuringia Rabbit Sport Jena Society), whose members devote themselves to 'Kaninhop'. It consists in rabbits running a course and jumping over obstacles while being timed. EPA/MARTIN SCHUTT
Martin Schutt / DPA
Image: Visitors Enjoy The Wildlife At The Farne Islands

That's a mouthful

SEAHOUSES, ENGLAND - JUNE 25: A Puffin returns to it's nest with a beak full of sand eels on June 25, 2011 on Inner Farne, England. The Farne Islands, which are run by the National Trust, are situated two to three miles off the Northumberland coastline. The archipeligo of 16-28 separate islands (depending on the tide) make the summer home to approximately 100,000 pairs of breeding seabirds including around 36,000 Puffins, 32,000 Guillemots and 2,000 pairs of Arctic Terns. The species of birds which nest in internationally important numbers include Shag, Sandwich Tern and Arctic Tern. The coastline around The Farnes are also the breeding ground to one of Europe's largest Grey Seal colonies with around 4,000 adults giving birth to 1500 pups every year. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Dan Kitwood / Getty Images Europe
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Double the dinner

Twin fawns feed in a grassy meadow Monday, June 27, 2011 near Maysville, Ky. (AP Photo/The Ledger Independent, Terry Prather)
Terry Prather / The Ledger Independent
Image: Claude Desmarais and his Belgian draft horse Fred pull fiber optic cables between utility poles in East Burke

High tech horse

Claude Desmarais and his Belgian draft horse Fred pull fiber optic cables between utility poles in East Burke, Vermont June 24, 2011. Fairpoint Communication hires Desmarais and Fred to pull fiber optic cable through difficult terrain in a effort to bring high speed internet to all of Vermont by 2013. Photo taken June 24. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH)
Brian Snyder / X90051
Image: A black bear rubs itself against a tree near the Rainy Lake near Tower Fall in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Back rubbing bear

A black bear rubs itself against a tree near the Rainy Lake near Tower Fall in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 24, 2011. Picture taken June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS TRAVEL)
Jim Urquhart / X02779
Image: Visitors Enjoy The Wildlife At The Farne Islands

Head's up

SEAHOUSES, ENGLAND - JUNE 25: An Arctic Tern pecks a mans head as he walks through nesting seabirds on June 25, 2011 on Inner Farne, England. Visitors to the Farne Islands are pre-warned and advised to wear hats to protect themselves from the Terns who will dive down and attack anyone they perceive as a threat to their nest. The Farne Islands, which are run by the National Trust, are situated two to three miles off the Northumberland coastline. The archipeligo of 16-28 separate islands (depending on the tide) make the summer home to approximately 100,000 pairs of breeding seabirds including around 36,000 Puffins, 32,000 Guillemots and 2,000 pairs of Arctic Terns. The species of birds which nest in internationally important numbers include Shag, Sandwich Tern and Arctic Tern. The coastline around The Farnes are also the breeding ground to one of Europe's largest Grey Seal colonies with around 4,000 adults giving birth to 1500 pups every year. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Dan Kitwood / Getty Images Europe
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Black-and-white babe

A few days old zebra foal stands in an enclosure at the zoo in Schwerin, northern Germany, on June 27, 2011. The baby zebra was born at the zoo on June 20, 2011. AFP PHOTO JENS BUETTNER GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read JENS BUTTNER/AFP/Getty Images)
Jens Buttner / DPA
Image: A coyote hunts at the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

On the hunt

A coyote hunts at the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 20, 2011. Picture taken June 20, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS TRAVEL)
Jim Urquhart / X02779
Image: Bee-man In Chongqing

Don't worry, bee happy

June 22, 2011 - Chongqing, China - CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 22: 59-year-old Zhang Xinglun, a Chinese beekeeper, performs \'Bee Bearding\' at Juntian Village on June 22, 2011 in Chongqing, China. His record is 38kg weight bees on his body at the same time. (Credit Image: © ChinaFotoPress/ZUMAPRESS.com)
Chinafotopress / ChinaFotoPress
Image: A dog called \"Shura\" licks an orphaned roe deer it has befriended in the Simferopol zoo in Crimea

Fast friends

A dog called \"Shura\" licks an orphaned roe deer it has befriended in the Simferopol zoo in Crimea June 2011. The deer was found close to its dead mother in a local forest. REUTERS/Stringer (UKRAINE - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY)
Stringer/russia / X01235
Image: Young elephant 'Nelly' kicks football during event to predict result of upcoming Women's World Cup soccer match at safari-park in Hodenhagen

Elephant's got game

Young elephant 'Nelly' kicks a football during an event to predict the result of the upcoming Women's World Cup soccer match between Germany and Canada, at the safari-park in Hodenhagen, Lower-Saxony June 24, 2011. The 'elephant oracle' announced a German victory by 1-0. The Women's World Cup will be held in Germany June 26 -July 17 . REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT SOCCER ANIMALS IMAGES OF THE DAY SOCIETY)
Fabian Bimmer / X02840
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Battling stallions

Stallions fight for their position in the herd in Rauris , Austrian province of Salzburg, on Saturday, June 25, 2011. To avoid such fights and injuries on the alp, the horses fight their leadership of the herd in a paddock. After the fight, the stallions stay the whole summer at an alp in the Rauris Valley. ( AP Photo / Kerstin Joensson)
Kerstin Joensson / AP
Image: Whale Watching Season Underway In Sydney

Prince of a whale

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 23: A humpback whale is seen breaching outside of Sydney Heads at the beginning of whale watching season during a Manly Whale Watching tour on June 23, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. The first day of winter in New South Wales, June 1st, marks the start of the Humback and southern right whales migration from southern regions to the north to warmer waters. Whale watchers should expect too have plenty to see with the whale population increasing each year. The migration north continues through July and with the whales returning between September and November. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Cameron Spencer / Getty Images AsiaPac
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Polly want a mango?

A parrot eat mangos in San Jose, Costa Rica on June 26, 2011. AFP PHOTO/ Rodrigo ARANGUA (Photo credit should read RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP/Getty Images)
Rodrigo Arangua / AFP
Image: A cinnamon black bear, a subspecies of the American black bear, runs between cars near Madison in Yellowstone National Park

Bear crossing

A cinnamon black bear, a subspecies of the American black bear, runs between cars near Madison in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 19, 2011. Picture taken June 19, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)
Jim Urquhart / X02779
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Hungry and homeless

A myna fledgling cries on a road after its nest fell off a tree branches during stormy weather in Bhubaneswar, India, Sunday, June 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)
Biswaranjan Rout / AP
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Playtime with mommy

An Otorongo (Panthera onca) named Daniela plays with her twin melanic otorongo cubs (only one in frame) at the zoo in Lima on June 24, 2011. Two twin melanic otorongo cubs were showed to the media at the Parque de las Leyendas Lima Zoo. AFP PHOTO/ERNESTO BENAVIDES (Photo credit should read ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP/Getty Images)
Ernesto Benavides / AFP
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In flight session

A gull flies back-dropped by a cloudy sunset sky in Bucharest, Romania, at the end of a stormy day. Thunderstorms hit several areas of the country causing traffic disturbances.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Vadim Ghirda / AP
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