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  • Annual Weigh-in At London Zoo
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    Annual Weigh-in At London Zoo
    LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 19, 2025: A zookeeper holds a magnolia land snail during the photocall for the annual weigh-in at ZSL London Zoo in London, United Kingdom on August 19, 2025. Every year keepers at the London Zoo record animals' vital statistics to monitor their health and general well-being. (Photo by WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto)

     

  • Annual Weigh-in At London Zoo
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    Annual Weigh-in At London Zoo
    LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 19, 2025: A zookeeper holds a magnolia land snail during the photocall for the annual weigh-in at ZSL London Zoo in London, United Kingdom on August 19, 2025. Every year keepers at the London Zoo record animals' vital statistics to monitor their health and general well-being. (Photo by WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto)

     

  • Elephant Fashion Show On Mark Of World Elephant Day In Jaipur
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    Elephant Fashion Show On Mark Of World Elephant Day In Jaipur
    Mahouts, along with their decorated elephants, participate in the 'Elephant Fashion Show' organized by the Elephant Village Development Committee on the occasion of World Elephant Day, at Elephant Village in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on August 12, 2025. (Photo by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto)

     

  • Elephant Fashion Show On Mark Of World Elephant Day In Jaipur
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    Elephant Fashion Show On Mark Of World Elephant Day In Jaipur
    Mahouts, along with their decorated elephants, participate in the 'Elephant Fashion Show' organized by the Elephant Village Development Committee on the occasion of World Elephant Day, at Elephant Village in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on August 12, 2025. (Photo by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto)

     

  • World Elephant Day At The Warsaw Zoo
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    World Elephant Day At The Warsaw Zoo
    Visitors are seen at the Warsaw Zoo on the occasion of World Elephand Day in Warsaw, Poland on 12 August, 2025. On the occasion of World Elephant Day the zoo organized educational activities for families. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto)

     

  • Wild Sea Lion On Crowded Public Beach
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    Wild Sea Lion On Crowded Public Beach
    Beachgoers watch a wild sea lion enter the Pacific Ocean at La Jolla Cove in La Jolla, California, on july 21, 2025. La Jolla is well known for its colonies of California sea lions and harbor seals, which haul out on the rocky coastline throughout the year. (Photo by Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto)

     

  • Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her  35th Birthday
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    Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her 35th Birthday
    Xin Xin panda, born in Mexico 35 years ago, lives at the Chapultepec Zoo. Zoo staff who care for her celebrate another year of this specimen's life. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Josue Perez/ Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her  35th Birthday
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    Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her 35th Birthday
    Xin Xin panda, born in Mexico 35 years ago, lives at the Chapultepec Zoo. Zoo staff who care for her celebrate another year of this specimen's life. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Josue Perez/ Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her  35th Birthday
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    Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her 35th Birthday
    Xin Xin panda, born in Mexico 35 years ago, lives at the Chapultepec Zoo. Zoo staff who care for her celebrate another year of this specimen's life. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Josue Perez/ Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    Xin Xin panda is seen at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas, on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    Xin Xin panda is seen at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas, on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    People attend the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas, on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her  35th Birthday
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    Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her 35th Birthday
    Xin Xin panda, born in Mexico 35 years ago, lives at the Chapultepec Zoo. Zoo staff who care for her celebrate another year of this specimen's life. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Josue Perez/ Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her  35th Birthday
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    Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her 35th Birthday
    Xin Xin panda, born in Mexico 35 years ago, lives at the Chapultepec Zoo. Zoo staff who care for her celebrate another year of this specimen's life. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Josue Perez/ Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her  35th Birthday
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    Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her 35th Birthday
    Xin Xin panda, born in Mexico 35 years ago, lives at the Chapultepec Zoo. Zoo staff who care for her celebrate another year of this specimen's life. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Josue Perez/ Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her  35th Birthday
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    Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her 35th Birthday
    Xin Xin panda, born in Mexico 35 years ago, lives at the Chapultepec Zoo. Zoo staff who care for her celebrate another year of this specimen's life. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Josue Perez/ Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her  35th Birthday
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    Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her 35th Birthday
    Xin Xin panda, born in Mexico 35 years ago, lives at the Chapultepec Zoo. Zoo staff who care for her celebrate another year of this specimen's life. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Josue Perez/ Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her  35th Birthday
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    Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her 35th Birthday
    Xin Xin panda, born in Mexico 35 years ago, lives at the Chapultepec Zoo. Zoo staff who care for her celebrate another year of this specimen's life. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Josue Perez/ Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her  35th Birthday
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    Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her 35th Birthday
    Xin Xin panda, born in Mexico 35 years ago, lives at the Chapultepec Zoo. Zoo staff who care for her celebrate another year of this specimen's life. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Josue Perez/ Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her  35th Birthday
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    Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her 35th Birthday
    Xin Xin panda, born in Mexico 35 years ago, lives at the Chapultepec Zoo. Zoo staff who care for her celebrate another year of this specimen's life. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Josue Perez/ Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her  35th Birthday
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    Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her 35th Birthday
    Xin Xin panda, born in Mexico 35 years ago, lives at the Chapultepec Zoo. Zoo staff who care for her celebrate another year of this specimen's life. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Josue Perez/ Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her  35th Birthday
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    Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her 35th Birthday
    Xin Xin panda, born in Mexico 35 years ago, lives at the Chapultepec Zoo. Zoo staff who care for her celebrate another year of this specimen's life. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Josue Perez/ Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her  35th Birthday
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    Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her 35th Birthday
    Xin Xin panda, born in Mexico 35 years ago, lives at the Chapultepec Zoo. Zoo staff who care for her celebrate another year of this specimen's life. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Josue Perez/ Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her  35th Birthday
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    Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her 35th Birthday
    Xin Xin panda, born in Mexico 35 years ago, lives at the Chapultepec Zoo. Zoo staff who care for her celebrate another year of this specimen's life. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Josue Perez/ Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her  35th Birthday
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    Xin Xin Panda Celebrates Her 35th Birthday
    A person with a cardboard panda head is seen during the Xin Xin panda's 35th birthday celebration at the Chapultepec Zoo. Zoo staff who care for her celebrate another year of this specimen's life. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Josue Perez/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    A woman holds a teddy panda bear at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 29, 2025, during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    A child holds a teddy panda bear at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 29, 2025, during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    A woman holds a teddy panda bear at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 29, 2025, during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    A child wears a panda bear cold cap at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 29, 2025, during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Luis Barron/ Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    Xin Xin panda is seen at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas, on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    Xin Xin panda is seen at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas, on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    People attend the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas, on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    Xin Xin panda is seen at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas, on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    People attend the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas, on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    Xin Xin panda is seen at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas, on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    Xin Xin panda is seen at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas, on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    Xin Xin panda is seen at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas, on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    Xin Xin panda is seen at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas, on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    Xin Xin panda is seen at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas, on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    A woman wears a panda bear cardboard hat at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    Xin Xin panda is seen at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas, on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    Xin Xin panda is seen at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas, on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    A cardboard pinata is seen at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas, on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    A woman wears a panda bear cardboard hat at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    A teddy panda bear is seen at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    People attend the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas, on June 29, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • 35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
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    35th Birthday Celebration For A Giant Panda Xin Xin
    A woman holds a teddy panda bear at the Chapultepec Wildlife Conservation Center in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 29, 2025, during the 35th birthday celebration of one of the oldest giant pandas, Xin Xin, born in Mexico City. Mexico is one of the countries responsible for the conservation of captive pandas. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

     

  • Dubai Travel
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    Dubai Travel
    March 18, 2025 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Asia: People are reflected in the plexiglas pane of the Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo at the Dubai Mall, as a sand tiger shark glides through the water. (Olaf Schuelke / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
    Olaf Schuelke

     

  • The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
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    The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
    Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.

    Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
    The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
    Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.

    Christine Lain (centre-right), director of Upemba National park, is seen during morning parade at the Lusinga HQ
    8th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.

    Hugh Kinsella Cunningham / Guardian / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
    T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709
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    (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

    Hugh Kinsella Cunningham

     

  • The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
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    The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
    Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.

    Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
    The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
    Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.

    Rangers cross a hilltop burnt by bushfires during a scientific survey of Upemba National Park.
    6th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.

    Hugh Kinsella Cunningham / Guardian / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
    T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709
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    (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

    Hugh Kinsella Cunningham

     

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