Dogs look out of their containers before the start of the traditional Sedivackuv Long dog sled race, near the village of Destne v Orlickych Horach, Czech Republic.
Itza, one of 17 rescued tigers and lions from Guatemala circuses, is released at the Animal Defenders International Wildlife Sanctuary in Winburg, South Africa.
Buffalo owners try to control their buffalos during a traditional buffalo fight held as part of Bhogali Bihu festival in Boidyabori village, about 80 kilometers from Guwahati.
A member of the Australian Defence Force picks up an injured Koala after it was treated for burns at a makeshift field hospital at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park on Kangaroo Island.
Tourists walk in front of an ice sculpture ahead of the opening of the Harbin International Snow and Sculpture Festival in Harbin, in China's northeast Heilongjiang province, Jan. 4, 2020.