Halfway to Nowhere

They met halfway in Sitka, Alaska, United States, enveloping each other in a great bear hug. Photo: Andrea Rosado.

Pursuing Meaning

A bold chipmunk tackles a large peanut on the deck of a home in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. Photo: Zuma Press/Alamy Live News.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

A seagull flies above a rooftop in Rome, Italy. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images.

Last Tango in Paris

Edible frogs with inflated vocal sacs mate in a pond in Rosny-Sous-Bois in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. Photo: Geyres Christophe/Abaca/Rex/Shutterstock.

Looking for Peace

A fox runs away from barking dogs in Tunceli, Turkey. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.

Cinerama

Two little penguins “flipper in flipper”. Photo: Tobias Baumgaertner/Ocean Photography Awards/PA.

Lifeline

Maryam al-Balushi feeds and takes care of 480 cats and 12 dogs at her home in Muscat, Oman. Regardless of the judgment of others, she says she prefers the company of her pets to most people. “I was in a dark place and they were the lifeline that rescued me”, she said. Photo: Mohammed Mahjoub/AFP.

Jack Frost

Jack Frost, a rare albino hedgehog, that has been rescued by Prickly Pigs Hedgehog Rescue in Otley, West Yorkshire, England. Photo: Danny Lawson/PA Wire/dpa.

A School Outing

A seal nicknamed Sammy appears on Preston Beach in Weymouth, England. The animal is being watched over by volunteers who check on it regularly to make sure beachgoers are keeping their distance. Photo: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images.

Playtime

A seal relaxes in an enclosure at the Berlin Zoological Garden in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Hayoung Jeon/EPA.

Fatal Attraction

A woman wearing a face mask walks her pig in Testaccio neighborhood, Rome, Italy. Photo: Alberto Lingria/Reuters.

Just a Thought

A worker feeds a squirrel in a park in Sofia, Bulgaria. Photo: Dimitar Kyosemarliev/Reuters.

Representing Animals

• Michael Standaert, Coronavirus closures reveal vast scale of China’s secretive wildlife farm industry, The Guardian, February 25, 2020

Waiting for Godot

A pair of dogs relax in a park in ひたちなか市 (Hitachinaka), Japan, in a kochia field. Photo: 花井亨 (Tōru Hanai)/EPA.

Across the Universe

A pet dog dressed as a crowned Miss Universe is photographed at a pet fashion show celebrating World Animals Day in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Photo: Eloisa Lopez/Reuters.

Through the Looking-Glass

An aquarium shows Rawai Beach on Phuket island, Thailand. Photo: Mladen Antonov/AFP.

Porthole

Manila, Philippines: A cat in its carrier as animals and their owners gather for an annual pet blessing ceremony to mark the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. Photo: Jam Sta Rosa/AFP via Getty Images.

Princess Carriage

A Pomeranian dog sits in a rolling pet carrier in 香港 (Hong Kong), China, September 4, 2019. Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters.

Date with a Princess

A frog resting in a pond in a park in Moscow, Russia. Photo: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images.

The Synergy Trap

Armathwaite Hall Hotel in Keswick, Cumbria holds Lemoga classes with the lemurs from Lake District Wildlife Park mingling with the class to create a personal yoga experience which aims to heighten the sense of wellbeing for both lemur and human. Photo: PA.