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Polar bear at Hokkaido zoo

A polar bear licks an ice block at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 22, 2025

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Polar bear at Hokkaido zoo

A polar bear licks an ice block at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 22, 2025.

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Italy Declares Red Alert Due To Extreme Heat Wave - Rome

A giraffe licks frozen fruits to cool off at the Bioparco zoo in Rome, Italy, August 13, 2024. Health Ministry issued a "red alert" for 22 cities nationwide, indicating the highest risk level due to rising temperatures. This warning, took effect on Wednesday and came after 19 cities, including the capital Rome, were placed under the same alert level today. The red alert designation indicates severe health risks, particularly for vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children, and those with pre-existing health conditions. Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN ANTELOPE-BIRTH-GIVING SEASON (CN)

(240618) -- NAGQU, June 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A pregnant Tibetan antelope licks herself to ease off the discomfort before parturition in Qiangtang National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 17, 2024. Tibetan antelopes, a native species in China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau under first-class state protection, have recently embarked their birth-giving season. Their total population has exeeded 300,000, over 200,000 of which are living in Qiangtang National Nature Reserve. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Fan)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-TIBETAN ANTELOPE-BIRTH-GIVING SEASON (CN)

(240618) -- NAGQU, June 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A pregnant Tibetan antelope licks herself to ease off the discomfort before parturition in Qiangtang National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 17, 2024. Tibetan antelopes, a native species in China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau under first-class state protection, have recently embarked their birth-giving season. Their total population has exeeded 300,000, over 200,000 of which are living in Qiangtang National Nature Reserve. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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Asiatic Cheetah - Iran

A female Asiatic cheetah named Dalbar licks a male cheetah called Koushki in the Pardisan Park in Tehran, Iran on September 4, 2016. Asiatic cheetahs are among the critically endangered subspecies currently surviving in Iran. Iranian environmentalist groups have mobilized efforts to increase the number of cheetahs in the country. Photo by Ali/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wild Animals Rescue Center in Kyiv region

CHUBYNSKE, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - A wolf licks a bar of an enclosure at the Wild Animals Rescue Center, Chubynske, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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BRITAIN-LONDON-ZOO-EASTER-EGGS

(230405) -- LONDON, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Sumatran tiger licks a mock Easter egg at London Zoo in London, Britain, April 5, 2023. Animals at London Zoo enjoyed food hidden in mock Easter eggs as a special treat for the upcoming Easter. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-ZOO-EASTER-EGGS

(230405) -- LONDON, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Sumatran tiger licks a mock Easter egg at London Zoo in London, Britain, April 5, 2023. Animals at London Zoo enjoyed food hidden in mock Easter eggs as a special treat for the upcoming Easter. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-ZOO-EASTER-EGGS

(230405) -- LONDON, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Sumatran tiger licks a mock Easter egg at London Zoo in London, Britain, April 5, 2023. Animals at London Zoo enjoyed food hidden in mock Easter eggs as a special treat for the upcoming Easter. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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Polar bear presented with ice

OSAKA, Japan - Male polar bear Gogo licks a chunk of ice containing apples, a present for the eight-year-old from Russia from his keepers at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka on July 23, 2013.

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Polar bear presented with ice

OSAKA, Japan - Male polar bear Gogo licks a chunk of ice containing apples, a present for the eight-year-old from Russia from his keepers at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka on July 23, 2013.

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Panda from China gives birth to baby

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Giant panda Mei Mei, on loan from China to a recreation facility in Wakayama Prefecture, licks her baby, Japan's fourth home-grown specimen produced by artificial insemination, on September 7. The baby, likely female, was born at 9:46 p.m. on Sept. 6, measuring about 20 centimeters in length and weighing 195 grams, said officials with Adventure World in the town of Shirahama.

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BELGIUM-BRUGELETTE-ZOO-HEAT

(220719) -- BRUSSELS, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An otter licks frozen food at the Pairi Daiza zoo in Brugelette, Belgium, July 18, 2022. As heat wave hit Belgium in recent days, the Pairi Daiza zoo in Belgium took additional measures to ensure the well-being of its over 7,000 animals. (Benoit Bouchez/Pairi Daiza/Handout via Xinhua)

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In preparation for the upcoming Winter Olympics, a young woman licks a souvenir made from salt taken from the Great Salt Lake adjacent to the hosting city. The souvenir costs $9 each.

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Panda from China gives birth to baby

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Giant panda Mei Mei, on loan from China to a recreation facility in Wakayama Prefecture, licks her baby, Japan's fourth home-grown specimen produced by artificial insemination, on September 7. The baby, likely female, was born at 9:46 p.m. on Sept. 6, measuring about 20 centimeters in length and weighing 195 grams, said officials with Adventure World in the town of Shirahama.