Happy New Year! Start 2011 off right with the best animal photos from the past week. We've included everything from the stunning to the bizarre, and of course plenty of cuteness for all you baby animal lovers.
Check out photos of a newborn potto, baby orangutan and some playful tiger cubs. Don't miss the adorable jackass penguins or the strange Meishan pig either!
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Animal Photos Of The Week 1/1/11
In a picture taken on December 26, 2010(01 of41)
In a picture taken on December 26, 2010 tiger cubs play at a zoo in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province. China has stripped the licences of seven animal parks and ordered more than 50 others to crack down on abusive practices after inspections revealed a host of violations, state media said. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Three two month old Tiger cubs play with(02 of41)
Three two month old Tiger cubs play with their mother at Assam State Zoo in Guwahati on December 27, 2010. The tiger population of the zoo increased to eight after the birth of the three cubs. Animal-rights groups say the tiger population in India has fallen from 5,000 to fewer than 2,000 in the last five years, despite the allocation of 32,000 square kilometres (12,800 square miles) of sanctuary space. AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A three-week old baby orang-utan, Vili,(03 of41)
A three-week old baby orang-utan, Vili, lays on belly of his mother Mengala at Budapest Zoo and Botanic Garden on December 30, 2010. Vili was born on December 6 at the Zoo. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK (Photo credit should read ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A three-week old baby orang-utan, Vili,(04 of41)
A three-week old baby orang-utan, Vili, lays on belly of his mother Mengala at Budapest Zoo and Botanic Garden on December 30, 2010. Vili was born on December 6 at the Zoo. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK (Photo credit should read ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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A half-drowned brush-tail possum seeks shelter in an up-turned caravan on the banks of the swollen Burnett River in Bundaberg as flood waters begin to recede on January 1, 2011. Floods triggered by tropical cyclone Tasha have left entire towns under water and cut off many more over an area the size of France and Germany combined. (TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A squirrel sits a mans hand in a park in(06 of41)
A squirrel sits a mans hand in a park in Moscow on December 30, 2010. Icy rain fell in Moscow, covering streets, trees and cars with ice while temperatures dropped to -7 C (18 F). AFP PHOTO / NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA (Photo credit should read NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A squirrel sits on an ice covered branch(07 of41)
A squirrel sits on an ice covered branch in a park in Moscow on December 30, 2010. Icy rain fell in Moscow, covering streets, trees and cars with ice while temperatures dropped to -7 C (18 F). AFP PHOTO / NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA (Photo credit should read NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A squirrel sits on an ice covered branch(08 of41)
A squirrel sits on an ice covered branch in a park in Moscow on December 30, 2010. Icy rain fell in Moscow, covering streets, trees and cars with ice while temperatures dropped to -7 C (18 F). AFP PHOTO / NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA (Photo credit should read NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
The Rehoming And Rehabilitation Of Unwanted Dogs And Cats During The Christmas Holiday(09 of41)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 29: 'Blue' is looked after at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home whilst awaiting a new home on December 29, 2010 in London, England. Blue is one of a few dogs to have spent their second Christmas in Battersea. Battersea Dogs & Cats Home was founded 150 years ago and has rescued, reunited and rehomed over three million dogs and cats. The average stay for a dog is just 28 days although some stay much longer. Around 550 dogs and 200 cats are provided refuge by Battersea at any given time.. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
The Rehoming And Rehabilitation Of Unwanted Dogs And Cats During The Christmas Holiday(10 of41)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 29: 'Jessica' is looked after at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home whilst awaiting a new home on December 29, 2010 in London, England. Battersea Dogs & Cats Home was founded 150 years ago and has rescued, reunited and rehomed over three million dogs and cats. The average stay for a dog is just 28 days although some stay much longer. Around 550 dogs and 200 cats are provided refuge by Battersea at any given time. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Jackass Penguins dry off in the snow aft(11 of41)
Jackass Penguins dry off in the snow after a swim at their enclosure in the Berlin zoo (Zoologischer Garten) December 27, 2010. Forecasts predict more snow in the German capital, with temperatures staying below zero. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A couple of Jackass Penguins dry off in(12 of41)
A couple of Jackass Penguins dry off in the snow after a swim at their enclosure in the Berlin zoo (Zoologischer Garten) December 27, 2010. Forecasts predict more snow in the German capital, with temperatures staying below zero. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A couple of Jackass Penguins dry off in(13 of41)
A couple of Jackass Penguins dry off in the snow after a swim at their enclosure in the Berlin zoo (Zoologischer Garten) December 27, 2010. Forecasts predict more snow in the German capital, with temperatures staying below zero. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A Barasingha deer, native to India, sits(14 of41)
A Barasingha deer, native to India, sits in the snow at his enclosure in the Berlin zoo (Zoologischer Garten) December 27, 2010. Forecasts predict more snow in the German capital, with temperatures staying below zero. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
In a picture taken on December 26, 2010(15 of41)
In a picture taken on December 26, 2010 monkeys play at a zoo in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province. China has stripped the licences of seven animal parks and ordered more than 50 others to crack down on abusive practices after inspections revealed a host of violations, state media said. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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A young member of the endangered Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica) family rests after a kill at the Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (Sasan Gir) in Junagadh district of the western Indian state of Gujarat on December 25, 2010. The forest and wildlife sanctuary was established in 1965, is home to the pure Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica) and is considered to be one of the most important protected areas in Asia. AFP PHOTO/Indranil MUKHERJEE (Photo credit should read INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Members of the endangered Asiatic Lions(17 of41)
Members of the endangered Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica) family rests after a kill at the Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (Sasan Gir) in Junagadh district of the western Indian state of Gujarat on December 25, 2010. The Asiatic Lions are a subspecies of the lion which survives only in the Gir Forest of Gujarat. The forest and wildlife sanctuary was established in 1965 and is home to approximately 411 lions. AFP PHOTO/Indranil MUKHERJEE (Photo credit should read INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Members of the endangered Asiatic Lions(18 of41)
Members of the endangered Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica) family rests after a kill at the Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (Sasan Gir) in Junagadh district of the western Indian state of Gujarat on December 25, 2010. The Asiatic Lions are a subspecies of the lion which survives only in the Gir Forest of Gujarat. The forest and wildlife sanctuary was established in 1965 and is home to approximately 411 lions. AFP PHOTO/Indranil MUKHERJEE (Photo credit should read INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A young member of the endangered Asiatic(19 of41)
A young member of the endangered Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica) family rests after a kill in the Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (Sasan Gir) in Junagadh district of the western Indian state of Gujarat on December 25, 2010. The Asiatic Lions are a subspecies of the lion which survives only in the Gir Forest of Gujarat. The forest and wildlife sanctuary was established in 1965 and is home to approximately 411 lions. AFP PHOTO/Indranil MUKHERJEE (Photo credit should read INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A Western Lowland Gorilla named Piko eat(20 of41)
A Western Lowland Gorilla named Piko eats an orange while holding a Christmas pouch at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on December 25, 2010. The Gorillas received Christmas presents from the zoo keepers to celebrate the festivities. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A one-year-old Western Lowland Gorilla,(21 of41)
A one-year-old Western Lowland Gorilla, Komomo (R) is seen with her mother, Momoko (L) at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on December 25, 2010. The Gorillas received Christmas presents including fruit from the zoo keepers to celebrate the festivities. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A Western Lowland Gorilla named Momoko p(22 of41)
A Western Lowland Gorilla named Momoko picks up fruit from a Christmas pouch with her one-year-old baby Komomo at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on December 25, 2010. The Gorillas received Christmas presents from the zoo keepers to celebrate the festivities. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A Western Lowland Gorilla eats an orange(23 of41)
A Western Lowland Gorilla eats an orange while holding a Christmas pouch at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on December 25, 2010. The Gorillas received Christmas presents from the zoo keepers to celebrate the festivities. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Christmas Day Around The World(24 of41)
LETTERKENNY, IRELAND - DECEMBER 25: Horses stand in a snow covered field on Christmas Day morning on December 25, 2010 in Letterkenny, Ireland. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Christmas Day Around The World(25 of41)
LETTERKENNY, IRELAND - DECEMBER 25: Sheep stand in a snow covered field on Christmas Day morning on December 25, 2010 in Letterkenny, Ireland. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
An Emirati prepares camels for the Mazay(26 of41)
An Emirati prepares camels for the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert, 150 kms west of the United Arab Emirates' capital Abu Dhabi, on December 25, 2010. The festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf region, includes a camel beauty contest, a display of UAE handcrafts and other activities aimed at promoting the country's folklore. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
An Emirati breeder poses with his saluki(27 of41)
An Emirati breeder poses with his saluki dog during the first Arab Heritage Saluki Race Festival in Zayed City in the United Arab Emirates' western Gharbia desert on the border with Saudi Arabia on December 25, 2010. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Winter Snow Scenics Around UK(28 of41)
CHELTENHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 26: A deer wanders through the snow in Stutfield Wood on December 26, 2010 near Cheltenham, England. Freezing temperatures continue to affect much of the UK with temperatures falling to -18C on December 25 in Shropshire, making it the coldest Christmas on record in the UK. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A blue bull, or nilgai (Boselaphus trago(29 of41)
A blue bull, or nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus), grazes near members of the endangered Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica) at the Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (Sasan Gir) in Junagadh district of the western Indian state of Gujarat on December 25, 2010. The blue bull is an antelope and is a common wild animal seen in parts of central and nothern India. AFP PHOTO/Indranil MUKHERJEE (Photo credit should read INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Flamingos are pictured in a park in Stra(30 of41)
Flamingos are pictured in a park in Strasbourg, eastern France, on December 27, 2010, as freezing weather and widespread snowfalls caused travel chaos across Europe during Christmas holidays. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HERTZOG (Photo credit should read PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Zoo owner Manny Tangco (C) holds up a ra(31 of41)
Zoo owner Manny Tangco (C) holds up a rabbit and a tiger cub while surrounded by local children at the Malabon Zoo in Malabon, in northern Metro Manila on December 28, 2010 to illustrate the shift from the 'Year of the Tiger' to the 'Year of the Rabbit'. China and many other parts of Asia will celebrate the start of the 'Year of the Rabbit' at Lunar New Year in early February 2011, in accordance with the Chinese calendar that works on a 12-year cycle. AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Knut the polar bear stands on his hind l(32 of41)
Knut the polar bear stands on his hind legs at his enclosure in the Berlin zoo (Zoologischer Garten) December 27, 2010. Forecasts predict more snow in the German capital, with temperatures staying below zero. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Swans are pictured in the lake Drazdiak(33 of41)
Swans are pictured in the lake Drazdiak in Bratislava on December 29, 2010. AFP PHOTO/SAMUEL KUBANI (Photo credit should read SAMUEL KUBANI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
The Rehoming And Rehabilitation Of Unwanted Dogs And Cats During The Christmas Holiday(34 of41)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 29: 'Benji' is looked after at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home whilst awaiting a new home on December 29, 2010 in London, England. Battersea Dogs & Cats Home was founded 150 years ago and has rescued, reunited and rehomed over three million dogs and cats. The average stay for a dog is just 28 days although some stay much longer. Around 550 dogs and 200 cats are provided refuge by Battersea at any given time. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
The Rehoming And Rehabilitation Of Unwanted Dogs And Cats During The Christmas Holiday(35 of41)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 29: 'Lewie' is looked after at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home by Amy Watson whilst awaiting a new home on December 29, 2010 in London, England. Bazzle is one of a few dogs to have spent their second Christmas in Battersea. Battersea Dogs & Cats Home was founded 150 years ago and has rescued, reunited and rehomed over three million dogs and cats. The average stay for a dog is just 28 days although some stay much longer. Around 550 dogs and 200 cats are provided refuge by Battersea at any given time. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Three butterflies, a Dryaus Lulia (top),(36 of41)
Three butterflies, a Dryaus Lulia (top), a Tiger (Papiliothoas) (C), and an Heliconius Doris (bottom) feed on nectar from flowers at the 'Selva Viva' (Living Forest) butterfly exhibition on December 29, 2010, installed at Puertas del Norte's mall in the municipality of Bello, department of Antioquia, Colombia, as an initiative aiming to encourage the relationship between visitors and butterflies. Colombia is one of the countries with the greatest diversity of butterfly species, with some 5,000 diurnal and over 20,000 nocturnal. AFP PHOTO / Fredy Amariles (Photo credit should read FREDY AMARILES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A girl looks at a group of Doris Helicon(37 of41)
A girl looks at a group of Doris Heliconius butterflies at the 'Selva Viva' (Living Forest) butterfly exhibition on December 29, 2010, installed at Puertas del Norte's mall in the municipality of Bello, department of Antioquia, Colombia, as an initiative aiming to encourage the relationship between visitors and butterflies. Colombia is one of the countries with the greatest diversity of butterfly species, with some 5,000 diurnal and over 20,000 nocturnal. AFP PHOTO / Fredy Amariles (Photo credit should read FREDY AMARILES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A Dryadula Phaetusa butterfly lands on a(38 of41)
A Dryadula Phaetusa butterfly lands on a child's head at the 'Selva Viva' (Living Forest) butterfly exhibition on December 29, 2010, installed at Puertas del Norte's mall in the municipality of Bello, department of Antioquia, Colombia, as an initiative aiming to encourage the relationship between visitors and butterflies. Colombia is one of the countries with the greatest diversity of butterfly species, with some 5,000 diurnal and over 20,000 nocturnal. AFP PHOTO / Fredy Amariles (Photo credit should read FREDY AMARILES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A Dorius Heliconius butterfly stretchs i(39 of41)
A Dorius Heliconius butterfly stretchs its wings at the 'Selva Viva' (Living Forest) butterfly exhibition on December 29, 2010, installed at Puertas del Norte's mall in the municipality of Bello, department of Antioquia, Colombia, as an initiative aiming to encourage the relationship between visitors and butterflies. Colombia is one of the countries with the greatest diversity of butterfly species, with some 5,000 diurnal and over 20,000 nocturnal. AFP PHOTO / Fredy Amariles (Photo credit should read FREDY AMARILES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
A Tornasol (Morpho Peledes) butterfly la(40 of41)
A Tornasol (Morpho Peledes) butterfly lands on the hands of a girl at the 'Selva Viva' (Living Forest) butterfly exhibition on December 29, 2010, installed at Puertas del Norte's mall in the municipality of Bello, department of Antioquia, Colombia, as an initiative aiming to encourage the relationship between visitors and butterflies. Colombia is one of the countries with the greatest diversity of butterfly species, with some 5,000 diurnal and over 20,000 nocturnal. AFP PHOTO / Fredy Amariles (Photo credit should read FREDY AMARILES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
The President of the Palestinian Nationa(41 of41)
The President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, releases a dove during the ceremony to lay the cornerstone for a a Palestine Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil on December 31, 2010. Abbas is in Brazil to attend the inauguration of President-elect Dilma Rousseff on January 1, 2011, reflecting Brazil's decision this month to recognize a Palestinian state -- a decision since followed by Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay. AFP PHOTO/Adriano MACHADO (Photo credit should read ADRIANO MACHADO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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