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Animal Photos Of The Week: Wolves, Giraffes And Baby Dolphins

PHOTOS: Wolves, Giraffes And Baby Dolphins

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Animal Photos Of The Week 10/20/2013
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In this Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013 photo, a monkey eats a guava inside the zoo of Bannerghatta National Park, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) south of Bangalore, India. The 25,000-acre park is home to panthers, lions, tigers, and a large variety of birds. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) (credit:AP)
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An Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) is pictured on October 19, 2013 at the Alpen zoo in Innsbruck , some 450 kilometers west of Vienna. (DIETER NAGL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A Lynx is pictured on October 19, 2013 at the Alpen zoo in Innsbruck , some 450 kilometers west of Vienna. (DIETER NAGL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A female wild boar (Sus scrofa) is pictured on October 19, 2013 at the Alpen zoo in Innsbruck , some 450 kilometers west of Vienna. (DIETER NAGL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A Wolf (Canis lupus) is pictured on October 19, 2013 at the Alpen zoo in Innsbruck , some 450 kilometers west of Vienna. (DIETER NAGL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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In this Oct. 16, 2013 photo provided by the Chicago Zoological Society, shows Tapeko swimming with her newborn male dolphin calf at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. Tapeko is an experienced mother having successfully reared four calves, one of which was her grandson as well as daughters Allison 7, and Noelani, 9, who are both members of the dolphin group at Brookfield Zoo. (AP Photo/Chicago Zoological Society, Jim Schulz) (credit:AP)
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An Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) is pictured on October 19, 2013 at the Alpen zoo in Innsbruck , some 450 kilometers west of Vienna. (DIETER NAGL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A Wolf (Canis lupus) is pictured on October 19, 2013 at the Alpen zoo in Innsbruck , some 450 kilometers west of Vienna. (DIETER NAGL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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In this Oct. 16, 2013 photo provided by the Chicago Zoological Society, shows Tapeko swimming with her newborn male dolphin calf at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. Tapeko is an experienced mother having successfully reared four calves, one of which was her grandson as well as daughters Allison 7, and Noelani, 9, who are both members of the dolphin group at Brookfield Zoo. (AP Photo/Chicago Zoological Society, Jim Schulz) (credit:AP)
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In this Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 photo provided by Australia Zoo, an hours-old female giraffe calf named Skye, right, is caressed by her mother, Rosie, at Australia Zoo in Beerwah, Australia. Skye is the first giraffe born at the zoo but two more births are expected there in the next few months. (AP Photo/Australia Zoo, Ben Beadon) (credit:AP)
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A visitor to the Singapore Zoo hands a carrot to feed an elephant Friday, Oct. 18, 2013 in Singapore. The zoo helps promote the importance of wildlife conservation through its activities as feeding sessions and education to the public. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) (credit:AP)
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Two Alpacas graze behind a hill at the zoo in Krefeld, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) (credit:AP)
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An Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) is pictured on October 19, 2013 at the Alpen zoo in Innsbruck , some 450 kilometers west of Vienna.(DIETER NAGL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A black rhinoceros licks its cub Nabila at the zoo in Krefeld, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) (credit:AP)
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A baboon yawns on a cold and rainy day at the zoo in Krefeld, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) (credit:AP)
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