Animal Tracks: Jan. 24 - 31

Orang-utan \"Lea\" takes a break on January 24, 2012 at the zoo in Krefeld, western Germany. AFP PHOTO / ROLAND WEIHRAUCH GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read ROLAND WEIHRAUCH/AFP/Getty Images)

These cute baby round tailed ground squirrels couldn't contain their excitement after being let out of the safety of their burrow for the first time...The tiny siblings didn't waste any time exploring the big wide world around them. And it wasn't long before they were up to mischief and began playfighting as soon as mum was out of sight...Photographer Eirini Pajak took these adorable shots close to his home in Florence, Arizona. SEE OUR COPY FOR DETAILS...Pictured: One of the youngsters stands up to look round it's surroundings...Please byline: Pic: Eirini Pajak/Solent News..© Eirini Pajak.Solent News & Photo Agency

DULVERTON, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 30: A pheasant stands in snow near Dulverton on January 30, 2012 on Exmoor, England. After unseasonably mild winter weather, some parts of the UK woke to a covering of snow as a cold spell of weather sets in, with forecasters warning temperatures are set to plunge as the week progresses. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

epa03083319 Rhino offspring Mala lies next to its mother Mana in their compound at the zoo in Magdeburg, Germany, 28 January 2012. The rhino born on 24 December 2011 was baptized on 28 January 2012. EPA/PETER ENDIG

Meerkats huddle together as it rains at the Dusit Zoo in Bangkok, Thailand on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A baboon sits in the sun at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Seen through glass, a penguin looks out of the water in a pool in the zoo of Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

epa03080993 Zebu calf Lea (L) runs through the compound next to her mother Franka at the Berlin zoo in Berlin, Germany, 27 January 2012. The little zebu was born on 14 January 2012. Zebu are a type of cattle originating in South Asia. EPA/BRITTA PEDERSEN

South China Tiger Cubs look on next to their mother (R) at the Laohu Valley Reserve near Philippolis, 180 km south of Bloemfontein January 30, 2012. The \"Save China's Tigers\" is a breeding project, where cubs are born under natural conditions without human help and the tigers are taught to survive in the wild. Only about 76 South China Tigers exist in captivity and some believe that fewer than 30 survive in the wild, according to the organization. REUTERS/Save China's Tigers/Handout (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Lookdown fish (Selene vomer) pass by in a pool in the zoo of Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Two Pumas cubs and their mother called ''Xochitl'' remain at the National Zoo in Masaya department, Nicaragua on January 25, 2012. AFP PHOTO / ELMER MARTINEZ (Photo credit should read ELMER MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

A peackok remains at the National Zoo in Masaya department, Nicaragua on January 25, 2012. AFP PHOTO / ELMER MARTINEZ (Photo credit should read ELMER MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Marina Arguello, the chief of Nicaragua's National Zoo poses with ''Limi'' and ''Bulni'', two three week-old female jaguars, in her home near the zoo, in Masaya department, about 20 km south of Managua, on January 25 2012. AFP PHOTO / ELMER MARTINEZ (Photo credit should read ELMER MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

A tucan remains at the National Zoo in Masaya department, Nicaragua on January 25, 2012. AFP PHOTO / ELMER MARTINEZ (Photo credit should read ELMER MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

A young tapir remains at the National Zoo in Masaya department, Nicaragua on January 25, 2012. AFP PHOTO / ELMER MARTINEZ (Photo credit should read ELMER MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Images)